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. 2022 Jul 1:1–32. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s11101-022-09826-z

Table 6.

Extraction methodologies and conditions for bioactive compounds of red algae

Species Solvent Compound Recovery Bioactivity References
Solid/liquid extraction
 Solieria chordalis C/M Lipids ns Antioxidant Terme et al. (2018)
 Alsidium corallinum E/W; M/EA Chlorophyll a, b and β-carotene 360.38 and 264.24 mg/100 g DW // 93.45 mg/100 g extract Antioxidant, Antibacterial Ben Saad et al. (2019)
 Gracilaria sp. CC (ionic liquid) PB 46.5% ns Martins et al. (2016)
 Gracilaria gracilis Cold water // Hot water // E/W (80:20) // M/W (70:30) PC 4.76 μg GAE// 5.36 // 3.49 // 4.91 Antioxidant Heffernan et al. (2014)
Pressurized Liquid Assisted Extraction (PLAE)
 Hypnea musciformis W, 210 °C PC 39.57 mg GAE/g Antioxidant Pangestuti et al. (2019)
 Gracilaria gracilis W// E/W (80:20) // M/W (70:30) // 120 °C, 10.34 MPa PC 2.79 // 2.44 // 3.50 μg GAE Antioxidant Heffernan et al. (2014)
 Porphyra tenera M/W. 130 °C, 13 MPa PC 1911 ng/g Antioxidant Onofrejová et al. (2010)
 Kappaphycus alvarezii W + 1% C4C1im (ionic liquid) 150 °C Carrageenan 78.75% Antioxidant Gereniu et al. (2017)
Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE)
 Solieria chordalis CO2 + E (8%). 45 °C, 29 MPa Lipids ns Antioxidant Terme et al. (2018)
 Porphyra sp., Hypnea spinella, Chondrus crispus, Halopytis incurvus CO2 + M/W. 35 MPa, 40 °C Isoflavones 85.11 // 106.75 // 1114.44// 200.97 ng/g ns Klejdus et al. (2010)
Microwave Assisted Extraction (MAE)
 Porphyridium purpureum W, 40 °C PB 73.7 μg/mg ns Juin et al. (2015)
 Solieria chordalis W/0,5% KOH, 105 °C Carrageenan 13.5% Antiherpetic (HSV-1) Boulho et al. (2017)
 Gracilaria vermiculophylla W/110 °C Agar 14.8% ns Sousa et al. (2010)
 Porphyra haitanensis W, 77.84 W SP 28.98 mL/g Antitumor Chen and Xue (2019)
Ultrasound Assisted Extraction (UAE)
 Porphyra yezoensis W, 300 V, 41 °C Taurine 13.0 mg/g ns Wang et al. (2015a)
 Gelidium pusillum Phosphate buffer, 30 °C R-phycoerythrin and R-phycocyanin 0,16 mg/g and 0,11 mg/g ns Mittal et al. (2017)
 Osmundea pinnatifida W, 50 °C, 400 W PC and sugars 103.7 μg CE/g and 83 mg/g Antioxidant Rodrigues et al. (2015b)
 Gracilaria birdiae W + NaOH 0.1 M, 22 °C, 60 W. ED (60 °C, 12 h, pH 8.0) SP 413 mg Antioxidant, Anticoagulant Fidelis et al. (2014)
Enzymatic Assisted Extraction (EAE)
 Chondracanthus chamissoi Cellulase Proteins 361 mg/g Antioxidant Vásquez et al. (2019)
 Palmaria palmata Umamizyme PC 57,1 g GAE/kg Antioxidant Wang et al. (2010)
 Chondrus crispus Commercial proteases and carbohydrases ns 40–70% dry matter Antiviral Kulshreshtha et al. (2015)
 Osmundea pinnatifida Flavourzyme enzymatic complex // Cellulase PC and sugars 123.1 μg CE/g // 102.2 mg/g Antioxidant Rodrigues et al. (2015b)

A (Acetone), W (Water), C (Chloroform), E (Ethanol), M (Methanol), PBS (phosphate buffered saline), DCM (Dichloromethane), EE (Ethyl ether), H (Heptane), EA (Ethyl acetate), PC (Phenolic compounds), SP (Sulphated polysaccharide), ns (not specified), GAE (Gallic Acid Equivalent), CE (Catechol Equivalent), PB (Phycobiliproteins), DW (Dry Weight), ED (Enzymatic Digestions), CC (Cholinium chloride)