MARINA CHIMICA ACTA
Vol. 18 No. 2 (2017): Volume 18 No. 2 (2017)

PURIFICATION, ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AND TOXICITY POLYSACCHARIDE FRACTION FROM RED ALGAE Gracilaria verrucosa

Muawanah Muawanah (Health Analysts Academy Muhammadiyah, Makassar)
Ahyar Ahmad (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hasanuddin Jl.Perintis Kemerdekaan , Makassar)
Hasnah Natsir (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hasanuddin Jl.Perintis Kemerdekaan , Makassar)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Nov 2017

Abstract

 it contains polysaccharide compound. This research aims to isolate and examine the activity of antioxidant and toxicity of polysaccharide extract and fraction fromred algae Gracilariaverrucosa. The study was carried out by isolating the polysaccharide extract using aqueous 100 o C and methanol-ethanol precipitation .Purification of polysaccharide done by Column Chromatography DEAE-Cellulose and analysis polysaccharide concentration was using phenol-sulfuric acid. Antioxidant activity of crude extract and polysaccharide fraction was examined using DPPH method, and toxicity test was carried out using Brine Shrimp Lethality Test (BSLT). The research results reveals that the highest polysaccharide concentration was fraction 7 with value of 0,267 mg/mL, and  the crude extract and fraction  4 have strongest antioxidant activity with IC50 values of 51,22 and 62,25 ppm, respectively. The result of BSLT assay showed that the crude extract and fraction 6 has a highest toxicity with LC50 values of 47,73and 58,48 ppm, therefore it is classified as toxic. The polysaccharide of crude extract and fraction 7 has a potential to be developed as an alternative antioxidant and antitumor agent. Identification with FT-IR shows the characteristic bands of agarocolloid.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

mca

Publisher

Subject

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology

Description

When the first time appeared in 1999, Marina Chimica Acta was introduced as trilingual journal meaning that we can accept to publish articles in any kind of three languages such as bahasa Indonesia, English, and French. Starting April 2017, however, the publication has been made in English only, no ...