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Antioxidant Activity of Botryococcus braunii Extract Elucidated in Vitro Models

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Title Antioxidant Activity of Botryococcus braunii Extract Elucidated
in Vitro Models
 
Creator Ranga Rao, Ambati
Sarada, Ravi
Baskaran, V.
Ravishankar, G. A.
 
Subject 32 Antioxidants
01 Algae
 
Description Botryococcus braunii is a green colonial microalga that is used mainly for the production of hydrocarbons, exopolysaccharides, and carotenoids. In the present study, the antioxidant properties of acetone extracts of B. brauniiwere evaluated using in vitro model systems such as 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), hydroxy radical scavenging, and lipid peroxidation in human low-density
lipoprotein and rat tissues. Acetone extracts of B. braunii (equivalent to 10 ppm total carotenoid) exhibited 71 and 67% antioxidant activity in DPPH and hydroxyl radical scavenging model systems, respectively. Similarly, the extract also showed 72, 71, and 70% antioxidant activity in the liver, brain, and kidney of rats. Low-density lipoprotein oxidation induced by Cu2+ ions was also protected (22,38, and 51%) by the algal extract in a dose-dependent manner (4, 6, and 8 ppm levels of total carotenoid). Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances concentration in the blood, liver, and kidney of rats was also significantly decreased in B. braunii treated samples compared with those of control.
Carotenoids (violaxanthin, astaxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, chlorophylls a and b, and R, ‚-carotene) identified in the B. braunii acetone extract may be exhibiting antioxidant activity. Among the carotenoids, lutein represents more than 75% of the total carotenoids. B. brauniiextract was shown
to be effective for protecting biological systems against various oxidative stresses in vitro. This is the
first report on the antioxidant properties of B. braunii.
 
Date 2006
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Ranga Rao, Ambati and Sarada, Ravi and Baskaran, V. and Ravishankar, G. A. (2006) Antioxidant Activity of Botryococcus braunii Extract Elucidated in Vitro Models. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 54. pp. 4593-4599.