- phytochemical, algae, antioxidant, drugs, solvents
Abstract
Marine algae are morphologically diverse group of plants which can be regarded as primary producers. They are the sources of vitamins, mineral, proteins and antioxidants. Marine algae is an interesting group of algae which has a wide range of biological activities. They are chemically unique in nature which makes them an ideal substance for preparation of anticancer drugs. The phytochemistry of plants are gaining attention recently across the world. The Phytochemical screening tests of twelve different chemicals compounds (alkaloids, terpenoids, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, phenols, coumarins, proteins, carbohydrates, glycosides) were done in five algal species collected from Thikkodi Coast, Kerala. The results show that the flavonoids and tannins are present all the selected samples. The present research work has focussed on the comparative phytochemical profiling of the selected seaweeds in two different solvents.