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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2015 , Volume 3, Issue 6
Page No. : 218-222
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2180

Phytochemical Screening and Isolation of Fucoxanthin Content of Sargassum ilicifolium

Waghmode^* A.V and Kumbar R. R

Department of Botany, Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu College, Kolhapur, MS, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: waghmode.algae@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Brown algae (Phaeophyceae) from west coast of Maharashtra was extracted for their phytochemical
and fucoxanthin content. The major pigment in brown algae is fucoxanthin, it is one of the most
abundant carotenoids in nature. Fucoxanthin has a unique chemical structure because it has a bond
alenat and 5.6 monoepoxide within the molecule. Electrospray Ionization (ESI) of LCMS was
investigated for the determination of molecular weight. In the positive ion mode monomer, dimmer
and higher order adduct were also detected. The molecular weight of compound fucoxanthin is
659.43 by LCMS. In the present study, Sargassum ilicifolium shows subsidiary components like
carbohydrates, alkaloids, glycosides, saponins, tannins and terpenoids. Dried powder of brown alga
was analyzed for fluorescence study which results in prospective source of bioactive compounds.
Keywords: Fucoxanthin, LCMS, Sargassum ilicifolium, Phytochemical Screening.

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Cite this article:

Waghmode, A.V. and Kumbar R.R., Phytochemical Screening and Isolation of Fucoxanthin Content of Sargassum ilicifolium, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 3(6): 218-222 (2015). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2180

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