Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2019

Phytochemical constituents and bioactivity of extract obtained from algae Gelidium spps

Waghmare V. N.

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The Gelidium acerosa contain large number of valuable phytochemicals like sapononins, flavinoids and alkaloids etc., which are known for its medicinal uses. The preparations of the seaweeds are also useful for the common ailments, includes dysentery, hypertension, urinary tract infection, and some other microbial infections among people. The extracts of seaweeds are prepared with methanol and tested against nine different test microbial strains of microorganisms namely; Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas sp, Streptococcus pyrogenes, Staphylococcus aurius, Proteus vulgaris, Klebsiella pneumonia, Serrratia marganii and one fungal strain Candida albicans using paper disc plate method. Antioxidant assay was carried out for methanolic extract of the macroalgae using DPPH test, where ascorbic acid was used as standard. Results revealed the presence of Tannins, Cardiac glycosides, Terpenoides, Flavonoids, Phenols, Anthraquinones, Alkaloids. The methanol extracts had wide range of antibacterial activity against bacterial pathogens. This would lead to the establishment of some compounds that could be used to formulate new and more potent antimicrobial and antioxidant drugs of natural origin

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PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND BIOACTIVITY OF EXTRACT OBTAINED FROM ALGAE GELIDIUM SPPS, Waghmare V.N. INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-2 | February-2019

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