Antioxidant Activity Of Padina boergesenii Allender & Kraft

R Nivetha; R Medo Merina

doi:10.53555/sfs.v10i1.2671

Authors

R Nivetha
R Medo Merina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/sfs.v10i1.2671

Keywords:

Antioxidant, bioactive compounds, free radicals, brown seaweed

Abstract

The antioxidant potential of the marine seaweed Padina boergesenii was evaluated. Two different solvents viz., ethanol and ethyl acetate were used for the study. The antioxidant activity was determined by DPPH, Hydroxyl radical scavenging and Total antioxidant assays. The results of the study showed that the selected seaweed possess significant antioxidant activity in the tested assays. The antioxidant potential was found to be maximum in the ethanol extract. Dose depended activity was noticed in all the tested samples

Author Biographies

R Nivetha

Research scholar, Department of Botany & Research centre, Women’s Christian college, Nagercoil
R Medo Merina

Assistant professor, Department of Botany & Research centre, Women’s Christian college, Nagercoil. Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.