title: Antioxidant activities and phenolic contents of three red seaweeds (Division: Rhodophyta) harvested from the Gulf of Mannar of Peninsular India.
abstract: The antioxidant activities of methanol extract and its solvent fractions (n-hexane, dichloromethane and ethyl acetate) of three red seaweeds (Hypnea musciformis, H. valentiae, and Jania rubens) collected from the Gulf of Mannar of South eastern coast of India were evaluated, using different in vitro systems, viz., DPPH, ABTS, HO radical scavenging activities, H2O2 scavenging ability, Fe(2+) ion chelating ability and reducing potential. Folin-Ciocalteu method was used to determine the total phenolic content of the extracts/fractions, and the results were expressed as mg of gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/g of the seaweed extracts/fractions. Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) inhibition assay was employed to assess the ability of the seaweed extracts/fractions to inhibit lipid oxidation. Ethyl acetate (EtOAc) fractions of H. musciformis exhibited significantly higher total phenolic content (205.5 mg GAE/g), DPPH· scavenging activity (IC50 0.6 mg/mL), ABTS(.+) scavenging activity (IC50 0.51 μg/mL), Fe(2+) chelating ability (IC50 0.70 mg/mL), H2O2 scavenging activity (IC50 0.39 mg/mL), reducing ability (Abs700 nm 1.46) and lipid peroxidation inhibitory ability (2.71 MDAEC/kg) (P < 0.05) compared to its n-hexane, DCM fractions, crude MeOH extract and MeOH extracts/fractions of H. valentiae and J. rubens. DCM fraction of J. rubens showed significantly higher hydroxyl radical scavenging activity (IC50 0.55 mg/mL) compared with H. musciformis and H. valentiae (P < 0.05). This study indicated the potential use of red seaweeds, in particular, H. musciformis as candidate species to be used as food supplement for increasing the shelf-life of food industry, and candidates in combating carcinogenesis and inflammatory diseases.
authors.affiliation: Marine Biotechnology Division, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Ernakulam North P.O., P.B. No. 1603, Cochin, 682018 Kerala India.
authors.forename: Kajal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.affiliation: Marine Biotechnology Division, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Ernakulam North P.O., P.B. No. 1603, Cochin, 682018 Kerala India.
authors.forename: Deepu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.affiliation: Marine Biotechnology Division, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Ernakulam North P.O., P.B. No. 1603, Cochin, 682018 Kerala India.
authors.forename: Nammunayathuputhenkotta Krishnankartha
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Praveen
keywords: Antioxidant activity; Hypnea sp; Jania rubens; Lipid peroxidation; Phenolics; Red seaweeds
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