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In vivo antioxidant activity of carotenoids from Dunaliella salina — a green microalga

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Title In vivo antioxidant activity of carotenoids from
Dunaliella salina — a green microalga
 
Creator Chidambara Murthy, K. N.
Vanitha, A.
Rajesha, J.
Mahadevaswamy, M.
Sowmya, P. R.
Ravishankar, G. A.
 
Subject 01 Algae
32 Antioxidants
 
Description Dunaliella salina a green marine alga is known for its carotenoid accumulation, having various applications
in the health and nutritional products. The purpose of present study was to evaluate the ability of D. salina
algal powder extract to protect against oxidative stress In vivo using animal models. Treatment of albino Wistar
strain rats with 125 Ag /kg and 250 Ag/kg b.w. showed significant protection when compared to toxin treated
(CCl4) group. Since h-carotene is major constituent of Dunaliella the results were also compared with group
treated with 250 Ag/kg b.w (p.o.) synthetic all trans h-carotene. Treatment of CCl4 at dose of 2.0 g /kg b.w
decreased the activities of various antioxidant enzymes like catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and
peroxidase by 45.9%, 56% and 54% respectively compared to control group and lipid peroxidation value
increased nearly 2 folds. Pretreatment of rats with 125 Ag carotenoid followed by CCl4 treatment caused
restoration of catalase, SOD and peroxidase by 25.24%, 23.75 and 61.15% respectively as compared to control.
The group treated with 250 Ag/kg has shown the restoration of 53.5%, 57.7 and 90.64% of catalase, SOD and
peroxidase, respectively. This group has shown 75.0% restoration of peroxidation compared to control group of
animals. The above enzyme activities were not significantly restored in group treated with synthetic all trans hcarotene,which showed 7.5%, 23.8% restore in catalase and peroxidase content. The level of superoxide
dismutase remained same and lipid peroxidation value decreased only by 23% in synthetic all trans h-carotene
treated group in comparison with control group. These results clearly indicate the beneficial effect of algal carotenoid compared to synthetic carotene as antioxidant. Owing to this property, the algae Dunaliella can be further extended to exploit, its possible application for various health benefits as nutraceuticals and food
additive.
 
Date 2005
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/1292/1/Life_Sciences_76_%282005%29_1381-1390.pdf
Chidambara Murthy, K. N. and Vanitha, A. and Rajesha, J. and Mahadevaswamy, M. and Sowmya, P. R. and Ravishankar, G. A. (2005) In vivo antioxidant activity of carotenoids from Dunaliella salina — a green microalga. Life Sciences, 76. pp. 1381-1390.