118 Marine Macro- and Microalgae: An Overview
Bromophenols
Bromophenols
Rhodophyta
Rhodomelaceae
Polysiphonia urceolata
DPPH
El Gamal 2010; Li et al. 2007
(2R)-2-(2,3,6-tribromo-4,5dihydroxybenzyl)cyclohexanone
Rhodophyta
Rhodomelaceae
Symphyocladia latissula
DPPH
El Gamal 2010
Glycerides
Diacylglycerols
Ochrophyta
Sargassaceae
Sargassum thunbergii
DPPH and ONOO
–
El Gamal 2010
Monogalactosyl
Ochrophyta
Sargassaceae
Sargassum thunbergii
DPPH and ONOO
–
El Gamal 2010
Peptides
Hexapeptide Leu-Asn-Gly-Asp-Val-Trp
Chlorophyta
Chlorellaceae
Chlorella ellipsoidea
DPPH, OH
•
and ROO
–
Ko et al. 2012
Polysaccharides
Crude polysaccharides
Ochrophyta
Sargassaceae
Turbinaria ornata
DPPH, ABTS
•+
, NO and LPO Ananthi et al. 2010
Sulphated polysaccharides
Chlorophyta
Caulerpaceae
Caulerpa cupressoides
TAC
Costa et al. 2010
Chlorophyta
Caulerpaceae
Caulerpa prolifera
TAC and ferrous-chelating
capacity
Costa et al. 2010
Chlorophyta
Caulerpaceae
Caulerpa sertularioides
TAC, OH
•
, O
2
–
, ferrouschelating activity and reducing
power
Costa et al. 2010
Chlorophyta
Codiaceae
Codium isthmocladum
TAC and reducing power
Costa et al. 2010
Ochrophyta
Sargassaceae
Sargassum filipendula
TAC and reducing power
Costa et al. 2010
Rhodophyta
Gracilariaceae
Gracilaria caudata
TAC, OH
•
, ferrous-chelating
activity and reducing power
Costa et al. 2010
Gracilaria birdiae
DPPH and OH
•
Souza et al. 2012
Protein hydrolysates
Hydrolysate
Rhodophyta
Bangiaceae
Porphyra columbina
DPPH, ABTS
•+
and copperchelating activity
Cian et al. 2012
Fraction/Compound
Marine Algae
Assay(s)
1
Reference(s)
Structure/Name
Phylum
Family
Species
Table 1. Antioxidant compounds from marine algae.