Pharmacological aspects of Turbinaria

Abstract

Seaweeds, are plant-like organisms that generally live attached to rock or other hard substrata in coastal areas. The brown color of these algae results from the dominance of the xanthophyll pigment fucoxanthin. Brown algae (Phaeophyceae) is a genus of Turbinaria found in tropical marine waters, which grows on rocky substrates. Turbinaria species are consumed by herbivorous fishes and echinoids in tropical areas, it has a low level of phenolics and tannins. It is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of central, western Pacific and Indian Ocean. Turbinaria belongs to the class-Anthozoa, Order-Scleractinia, family-Dendrophylliidae, GenusTurbinaria. Different extracts of the Turbinaria shows the presence of phytoconstituents like alkaloids,

Antioxidant Activity and Phenolic Contents of Seven Brown Seaweed From Djibouti Coast

“…Therefore, we selected seven Djiboutian algal species which are Cytoseira myrica, Padina pavonica, Sargassum fluitans, Sargassum ilifolium, Sargassum sp, Turbinaria triquetra and Turbinaria turbinata. These seaweeds are known for their biological activities such as antibacterial [4][5][6][7][8][9], anti inflammatory [10] and antiviral [11]. Also some biomolecules have already been isolated as diterpenes [12], saponins [13], steroids [14,15], polyphenols [16], alginates [17], fucoidans [18] and carotenoids [19].…”