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Nutritional and Bioactivity Evaluation of Common Seaweed Species from the Persian Gulf

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Macroalgae are source of various nutritious compounds such as protein, lipid, vitamin, fatty acid, amino acid, carbohydrate, mineral and other nutraceuticals. These marine bioresources also have attracted attention for their bioactive substances with antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, cytotoxicity, anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic activities. In this study, three macroalgae species, Ulva linza, Sargassum vulgar and Gracilaria corticata collected from the Persian Gulf coastlines, were evaluated for their nutritional and biological activity based on common analyses methods. Protein, lipid and ash contents were found to be high in Ulva linza (18.52%), Sargassum vulgar (4.15%) and Gracilaria corticata (24.27%), respectively, whereas maximum phenolic (783 mg/100 g dw.) and flavonoid (565 mg/100 g dw.) contents were observed in U. linza. The most abundant monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids were C18:1n-9 and C18:4, respectively. Leucine and phenylalanine were found highest among the essential amino acids. S. vulgar showed the greatest reduction activity, and the maximum total antioxidant capacity was found in U. linza. Ethyl acetate extracts of S. vulgar showed the maximum inhibition activity against Salmonella typhimurium (11 mm), and EA extracts of U. linza showed antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis (16 mm) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (12 mm). The marine macroalgae examined in this study are potentially suitable sources of bioactive components for future applications in medicine and food production.

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Abbreviations

AA:

Amino acid

Abs:

Absorbance

ASA:

Ascorbic acid

BSA:

Bovine serum albumin

DMSO:

Dimethyl sulfoxide

DW:

Dry weight

EA:

Ethyl acetate

EAA:

Essential amino acids

FA:

Fatty acid

FAME:

Fatty acid methyl esters

GA:

Gallic acid

ME:

Methanol

Mo:

Phosphomolybdenum

MUFA:

Monounsaturated fatty acids

NH:

n-Hexane

Pro:

Protein

PUFA:

Polyunsaturated fatty acids

QE:

Quercetin

SFA:

Saturated fatty acids

TFC:

Total flavonoid compounds

TPC:

Total phenolic compounds

UFA:

Unsaturated fatty acids

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We thank the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecological Research center, Hormozgan University and Payame Noor University for their assistance in the laboratory experiments.

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

    Kiana Pirian

  2. Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran

    Zahra Zarei Jeliani & Morteza Yousefzadi

  3. Natural Resources Department, Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Bandar Abbas, Iran

    Jelveh Sohrabipour

  4. Department of Biology, Payame Noor University (PNU), P.O. Box 19395-3697, Tehran, Iran

    Mitra Arman

  5. Plant Protection Research Department, Hormozgan Agriculture and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agriculture Research Education and Extention Organization (AREEO), Bandar Abbas, Iran

    Mohammad Mehdi Faghihi

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Pirian, K., Jeliani, Z.Z., Sohrabipour, J. et al. Nutritional and Bioactivity Evaluation of Common Seaweed Species from the Persian Gulf. Iran J Sci Technol Trans Sci 42, 1795–1804 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40995-017-0383-x

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