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. 2021 Mar 5;12:593116. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.593116

TABLE 2.

List of edible macroalgae and their antioxidant capacity.

Macroalgae Common name Antioxidant components Antioxidant activity (in vitro) References
Laminaria japonica Kombu Polysaccharides ORAC: 1,247.22 mmol Trolox/g (Cui et al., 2016)
Enteromorpha prolifera Aonori Polysaccharides DPPH: 4.49 mg/ml (IC50) (Xu et al., 2016)
Porphyra yezoensis Nori Porphyran (sulfated polysaccharide) OH-radical scavenging: 32.7 μg/ml (IC50) (Isaka et al., 2015)
Undaria pinnatifida Wakame Phlorotannin MTT: 40 μg/ml (Dong et al., 2019)
Hizikia fusiforme Hiziki Fucoidan DPPH: 0.55 ± 0.06 mg/ml (IC50) (Wang et al., 2020)
Chondrus crispus Irish moss Carotenoids DPPH: 477.73 ± 35.66 µmol Trolox/Kg (Pina et al., 2014)
Cladosiphon okamuranus Mozuku Fucoxanthin DPPH: 1–10 µM (Mise et al., 2011)
Caulerpa lentillifera Sea grapes Fatty acids DPPH: 0.65 ± 0.03 mg/ml (EC50) (Yap et al., 2019)
Palmaria palmata Dulse EPA (Polyunsaturated fatty acid) DPPH: 171 ± 19.8 μg/ml (IC30) (Lopes et al., 2019)
Gracilaria spp. Ogonori Polysaccharide ABTS: 813.42 ± 194.58 μmol TE/100 g (Torres et al., 2019)
Ulva lactuca Sea lettuce Ulvan (sulphated polysaccharide) DPPH: 13.56 μg/ml (IC50) (Yaich et al., 2017)
Alaria esculenta Winged kelp Phlorotannin DPPH: 45.56 ± 5.09 mg/ml (IC50) (Liu et al., 2017)
Eisenia bicyclis Arame Phenolics ACW: 7.53 µmol AA/g (Machu et al., 2015)