Evaluation of Phytochemical and Biochemical Profiling of Marine Red Algae Gracilariacrassa

Abstract

The aim of the present study sought to evaluated that biochemical constituents like protein, carbohydrate, total lipids, total phenols and phytochemical were analyzed from the marine red algae Gracilariacrassa. The present observation G.crassa showed the flavonoids, alkaloid, phenol, chlorogenic acid and carbohydrates were presented all the extracts. The biochemical content, fatty acid profile and mineral compositions were also recorded from the Gracilariacrassa extract. In this study, the biochemical constituents such as total carbohydrate (19.34±0.10%), total protein (23.13±0.005%), total phenols (7.81±0.23 mg/g) and total lipids (0.27±0.5%) were observed from the extract of G.crassa. The fatty acid profile showed that the higher concentration of saturated fatty acid and poly unsaturated linoleic acids were recorded.  In mineral composition, the Ca (135.4±0.20 mg/100^-1) level was high when compared with other elements. In view of the results, the present study suggests that G.crassa contains important nutrients for human health and is possible natural functional foods.