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HERO ID
7681369
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Chemical composition and antioxidant activities of Jeddah corniche algae, Saudi Arabia
Author(s)
Al-Amoudi, OA; Mutawie, HH; Patel, AV; Blunden, G
Year
2009
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
ISSN:
1319-562X
EISSN:
2213-7106
Volume
16
Issue
1
Page Numbers
23-29
Language
English
PMID
23961039
DOI
10.1016/j.sjbs.2009.07.004
Abstract
The increased use of natural product in the pharmaceutical industry has led to an increase in demand for screening for bioactive compounds in marine algae. An important economic algae, through chemical composition analysis and their antioxidant activities were investigated in this study. Chemical composition analysis of three algal samples from the Chlorophyta Ulva lactuca (U), Phaeophyta Sargassum crassifolia (S) and Rhodophyta Digenea simplex (D) was tested. Main components were sugars (57.40-185.13 mg/g dry weight), uronic acids (29.3-45.26 mg/g dry weight), sulfate (94.7-181.2 mg/g dry weight), amino acids (7.6-16.7 mg/g dry weight) and small amounts of betaines (2.38-8.47 mg/g dry weight). Hydrolyzed chemical composition analysis fractions of algal extract was shown a great proportion of sugars plus sulfate (as polysaccharide composed) ranges between 332 and 538.2 mg/g dry weight with trace amounts of uronic acids (⩽9%). All three algal extract showed antioxidant activities on lipoxygenase, DPPH and on Ames test. Two of aqueous extracts (U and D) inhibited lipoxygenase activity by less than 50%, where as the methanolic extract (S) caused 76% inhibition of the control. In all cases, the methanolic extract were more inhibitory than the aqueous extract. The (S) showed the highest antioxidant activity with DPPH (69%) in aqueous extract and in methanol extract with Ames test (85%). Both U and D showed antioxidant activity with DPPH in hexane by less of 25% where as in both aqueous and methanolic extracts by less than 50% of the control. Aqueous and methanolic extracts of U and D showed high inhibition by Ames test which caused 70% and 75% respectively. IR spectra of algal extracts (U; D and S) range from 1450 to 750 cm(-1) were very similar absorption band at 1430, 1370, 1250, 1130, 1110, 1050 and 1020 cm(-1). Absorption bands were due to uronic acids, glucosides and sulfate. The presence of sulfated polysaccharide material in the fractions UF2, DF2 and SF2 were found as cell wall storage of marine algae, confirmed by (13)C NMR spectroscopy. It is concluded that the algal species probably have a different components and can be used in the activities of antioxidant enzymes as reduced the risks of enzymes. But the correlation between the chemical composition and antioxidant activities of algal extracts needs further investigation.
Keywords
Algae; Antioxidant activity; Lipoxygenase activity; Seaweeds
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