Journal
FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION
Volume 4, Issue 5, Pages 753-758Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.340
Keywords
Antioxidant; cyanobacteria; DPPH; FRAP; phycobiliproteins; total flavonoid content; total phenolic content
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- Sri Lankan Presidential Scholarship for Foreign Students Program
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Phytonutrients and pigments present in cyanobacteria act as antioxidants, which facilitate the formation of body's defense mechanism against free radical damage to cells. The aim of this investigation was to study the total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), antioxidant activity, phycobiliproteins (PBPs), and active compounds in four cyanobacterial species, that is, Oscillatoria sp., Lyngbya sp., Microcystis sp., and Spirulina sp. isolated from fresh water bodies of Sri Lanka. In this study, Lyngbya sp., showed highest TPC (5.02 +/- 0.20mg/g), TFC (664.07 +/- 19.76mg/g), and total PBPs (127.01mg/g) value. The ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) was recorded highest in Oscillatoria sp. (39.63 +/- 7.02), whereas the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity was also reported the highest in Oscillatoria sp. (465.31 +/- 25.76) followed by Lyngbya sp. (248.39 +/- 11.97). In FTIR spectroscopy, Lyngbya sp. does not show any N-H stretching band which is ultimately responsible for the inhibition of antioxidant activity. The study revealed that Lyngbya sp. and Oscillatoria sp. can be an excellent source for food, pharmaceutical, and other industrial uses.
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