Effects of solvent extraction and drying methods of Malaysian seaweed, Sargassum polycystum on fucoxanthin content

• Main Authors: Shukor, Muhammad Idham, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Sabarudin, Nur Syazwani, Mohammad Noor, Normawaty, Bakhtiar, M. Taher
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AIP Publishing 2022
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/101877/1/101877_Effects%20of%20solvent%20extraction.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/101877/; https://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/5.0113206

This study aims to evaluate the effects of solvents extraction and drying methods on selected fucoxanthin content in Sargassum polycystum that was collected from Blue Lagoon, Port Dickson Malaysia. Two different drying methods were used in this study, i.e sun-drying and air-drying. Acetone, methanol...