Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2015

PHYTOCHEMICAL ESTIMATION OF SELECTED BROWN SEAWEEDS FROM MULLOOR COAST, KERALA

Hemavijayan P. U, Geena George, Lizzy Mathew

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Seaweeds are the marine macro algae which play an important role in the marine ecosystem, functions as primary producers and provide food¸ and shelter to various aquatic organisms. From time immemorial marine algae have been considered as a food of delicacy and used as a part of diet.The use of marine algae as food for human, animals and aquaculture purposes is based on their high nutritive value arising from the richness of biochemical constituents such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins and trace elements. Phytochemical estimation provides a good information about the dietary values of seaweeds based on their abundance. In the present study, three own seaweeds, such as Sargassum wightii, Sargassum cristaefolium and Padina tetrastromatica were selected from Mulloor coastal region of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to study the biochemical composition. The quantification of the metabolites like Carbohydrates, Proteins and Lipids were done using standard methods that revealed a high Carbohydrate content compared to protein and lipids. Among the three taxa studied high carbohydrate content was recorded in Sargassum wightii.

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HEMAVIJAYAN P.U, GEENA GEORGE, LIZZY MATHEW Phytochemical Estimation of Selected Brown Seaweeds from Mulloor Coast, Kerala Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 9 September 2015

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