Comparison of in vitro antioxidant activity of some selected seaweeds from Algerian West Coast

Hanane Oucif; Rebiha Adjout; Rahma Sebahi; Farida Ouda Boukortt; Smail Ali-Mehidi; Sidi-Mohamed El-Amine Abi-Ayad

doi:10.5897/AJB2017.16043

African Journal of
Biotechnology

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
Language: English
ISSN: 1684-5315
DOI: 10.5897/AJB
Start Year: 2002
Published Articles: 12487

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Comparison of in vitro antioxidant activity of some selected seaweeds from Algerian West Coast

Hanane Oucif

Hanane Oucif
Laboratory of Aquaculture and Bioremediation, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences (Campus I.G.M.O.), University of Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran 31000, Algeria.
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Rebiha Adjout

Rebiha Adjout
Laboratory of Aquaculture and Bioremediation, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences (Campus I.G.M.O.), University of Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran 31000, Algeria.
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Rahma Sebahi

Rahma Sebahi
Laboratory of Aquaculture and Bioremediation, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences (Campus I.G.M.O.), University of Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran 31000, Algeria.
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Farida Ouda Boukortt

Farida Ouda Boukortt
Laboratory of Clinical and Metabolic Nutrition, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella, BP 1524 El Mâ€™Naouer, Oran 31000, Algeria.
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Smail Ali-Mehidi

Smail Ali-Mehidi
Laboratory of Aquaculture and Bioremediation, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences (Campus I.G.M.O.), University of Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran 31000, Algeria.
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Sidi-Mohamed El-Amine Abi-Ayad

Sidi-Mohamed El-Amine Abi-Ayad
Laboratory of Aquaculture and Bioremediation, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences (Campus I.G.M.O.), University of Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran 31000, Algeria.
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Article Number - 051C88564956
Vol.16(26), pp. 1474-1480 , June 2017
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2017.16043

Received: 22 April 2017
Accepted: 14 June 2017
Published: 28 June 2017

Abstract

In vitro antioxidant activity of methanolic (ME) and ethanolic (ET) extracts of six species of seaweeds (Cystoseira stricta, Cystoseira compressa, Corallina elongata, Porphyra umbilicalis, Enteromorpha compressa and Ulva lactuca) collected from Algerian West Coast was evaluated, using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay and reducing power assay. They were tested for total phenolic content. The highest phenolic content was observed in C. compressa [10.24 ± 0.09 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE) g^-1 dry weight (DW) in ME extract and 15.70 ± 0.72 mg GAE g^-1 DW in ET extract]. In general, the ET seaweed extracts were the most effective fractions. In addition, C. compressa and C. stricta extracts showed the highest antioxidant activity in all assays and better than vitamin E. However, these extracts present lower DPPH radical scavenging activity and reducing power than butylhydroxytoluene (BHT), except at concentration of 1 mg mL^-1, in which it was similar. Therefore, C. compressa and C. stricta had a potential to be used as a natural antioxidant agent.