Antioxidant activities and polyphenolics of various solvent extracts of red seaweed, Gracilaria changii

• Main Authors: Pei, Teng Chan, Patricia, Matanjun, Suhaimi, Md Yasir, Tek, Song Tan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Netherlands 2015
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13019/1/Antioxidant.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13019/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10811-014-0493-1

This study determined the levels of polyphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids and antioxidant activity of the edible red seaweed, Gracilaria changii. Freeze-dried G. changii powder was extracted using five solvent systems: 80 % ethanol, 80 % methanol, 80 % acetone, ethyl acetate and water. The antioxida...