The Contribution of Carotenoids, Phenolic Compounds, and Flavonoids to the Antioxidative Properties of Marine Microalgae Isolated from Mediterranean Morocco

Overview

Journal Molecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2019 Nov 10

PMID 31703456

Citations 34

Authors

Imane Haoujar

Francesco Cacciola

Jamal Abrini

Domenica Mangraviti

Daniele Giuffrida

Yassine Oulad El Majdoub

Ayoub Kounnoun

Natalizia Miceli

Maria Fernanda Taviano

Luigi Mondello

Francesca Rigano

Nadia Skali Senhaji

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the potential of four sea water microalgae, isolated and cultivated at M'diq Bay in Morocco, as a new source of natural antioxidants. These microalgae belong to different classes, including (Bacillariophyceae), (Eustigmatophyceae), sp (Trebouxiophyceae), and (Chlorodendrophycea). The antioxidant properties were screened by the use of in vitro assays, namely 2,2-difenil-1-picrylhydrazyl, Ferric reducing antioxidant power, and Ferrous ions chelating activity, and compoundidentification was carried out in methanol and acetone extracts of both dried and fresh microalgae biomass by HPLC-PDA-MS analysis. Among the investigated microalgae, was the richest one regarding its carotenoid (especially all-E-fucoxanthin) and phenolic (especially protocatechuic acid) contents, as well as antioxidant activity (65.5%), followed by sp, , and with antioxidant activity of 56.8%, 54.9%, and 51.1%, respectively.

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