algae can help to fight cancer

In addition to being nutritious and delicious , algae are also increasingly used in cosmetics and can even help fight cancer . North German biologist from brown algae domestic use for their research .
Biologists from the northern German city of Kiel get their research material from the Baltic Sea . With a specially designed boats to harvest aquacultures , they set off on a regular basis to collect the brown algae - saccharina latissima with Latin names .
Plants grow 2-3 feet below the water surface . Researchers dense weave web strap to their algae farm , which serves as a docking station for infants algae .
Not much happened during the winter months , but since about March could see a growth spurt , as the water temperature rises to 15 degrees Celsius ( 59 degrees Fahrenheit ) , algae are ready to be picked and stored in a large white box on the boat .
Back in the laboratory , algae were frozen and then pureed .and added a special type of solvent to get the materials needed for research ,
Algae contains many polyphenols , carotenoids , polysaccharides sulfate , omega 3 acids and anthocyanins . Subsequently , researchers test how effectively extract the algae are in a sterile condition . Using a special dish , Zenthoefer spread of pancreatic cancer cells specifically bred . Twenty- four hours later , added a solution containing algae extracts . Another 72 hours after that , Zenthoefer should be able to find out if cancer cells have stopped proliferating .
Algae destroys cancer cells

 If the cells grow normally , they will spread across the surface of the plate . But if there is a hole , it's a sign that algae extract works , pancreatic cancer cells were counted
Tests have shown that algae can stop cancer cells growing
For more precise results , he uses ultraviolet spectrometer .
 The cells are still alive , will appear orange after they had been treated with algae extract .
Spectrometer to measure the optical density , or absorption of light at specific frequencies .
Readings about 0.2 percent means the cancer cells to die , reading about 2 percent mark means they are still alive .
Although the resultant early showed a lot of promise , also showed that no one knows where the material specifically stop cancer cells from growing .Algae as good domestic exotic relatives
Levent think the marine biologist said progress has been made ​​due to continual research and intense . dimengatakan also that the domestic use of brown algae from the Baltic Sea represents a change cancer research .