Journal
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY
Volume 19, Issue 5, Pages 449-458Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-006-9152-5
Keywords
antioxidant activity; macroalgae
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Extracts from 48 marine macroalgae species (17 Chlorophyta, 8 Phaeophyta and 23 Rhodophyta) from the coasts of Yucatan and Quintana Roo (Mexico) were evaluated for antioxidant activity. The antioxidant activity was measured with the DPPH(2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrasyl) method, and the phenolic content of each extract were also evaluated. All species exhibited a DPPH radical scavenging activity, and three species (Avrainvillea longicaulis, Chondria baileyana and Lobophora variegata) demonstrated great antioxidant potential with very low oxidation index EC50 (1.44 +/- 0.01, 2.84 +/- 0.07 and 0.32 +/- 0.01 mg mL(-1), respectively), significantly equivalent to EC50 of some commercial antioxidants such as alpha-tocopherol, ascorbic acid, BHA and BHT. Moreover, extracts of the most active species exhibited reducing activities, superoxide anion radical scavenging and inhibition of lipid peroxidation. These results suggest that some macroalgae from the Yucatan peninsula have a great antioxidant potential which could be considered for future applications in medicine, food production or cosmetic industry.
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