Screening Test for Antioxygenic Compounds from Marine Algae and Fractionation from Eisenia bicyclis and Undaria pinnatifida

Abstract

Twentyone species of marine algae were examined for antioxidant activity, and it was noticed that more than half of them showed the antioxygenic effect. Especially several species of the chloroform-soluble fractions of brown algae showed a considerable antioxygenic effect. In some algae, such as Eisenia bicyclis, the effective principle was contained in the phospholipid fraction, but that of Undaria pinnatifida was not present in the phospholipid fraction. These results suggested the possibility of the existence of various antioxygenic compounds in marine algae. © 1980, The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science. All rights reserved.