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Positive effect of porphyrans on the lifespan and vitality of Drosophila melanogaster

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The effects of degraded porphyran (P1) and natural porphyran (P) on the lifespan and vitality of Drosophila melanogaster are studied. The porphyrans, added daily to the food medium at 0.2% and 1% concentrations, can significantly increase the lifespan in average of 55.79 and 58.23 d in 0.2% P1 diet females and 1% P1 diet_males, extending by 12.29% and 8.60% over the corresponding controls, respectively. The effects of porphyrans on D. melanogaster in heat-stress condition were also examined, and found a remarkable increase in survival time. The results which are consistently associated with the use of porphyrans are related to their free radical scavenger action. Considerable increase in vitality demonstrated that vitalities of middle-aged fly (assessed by measuring their mating capacity) was observed after porphyrans addition. Therefore, porphyrans are effective in reducing the rate of aging, and P1 in low molecular weight is better than natural P.

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  1. Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Zhao Tingting  (赵婷婷), Zhang Quanbin  (张全斌), Qi Huimin  (綦慧敏) & Li Zhien  (李智恩)

  2. Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China

    Zhao Tingting  (赵婷婷) & Qi Huimin  (綦慧敏)

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Zhao, T., Zhang, Q., Qi, H. et al. Positive effect of porphyrans on the lifespan and vitality of Drosophila melanogaster . Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 25, 373–377 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-007-0373-5

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