Abstract
Six species of edible Irish seaweeds; Laminaria digitata, Laminaria saccharina, Himanthalia elongata, Palmaria palmata, Chondrus crispus and Enteromorpha spirulina were screened for potential bioactivity. Extraction of secondary metabolites was carried out using different solvents to determine antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of the dried extracts. The total phenolic contents of dried methanolic extracts were significantly different (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 205-220 |
Journal | International Food Research Journal |
Volume | 17 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2010 |
Keywords
- antioxidant
- antimicrobial
- Irish seaweeds
- Laminaria digitata
- Laminaria saccharina
- Himanthalia elongata
- Palmaria palmata
- Chondrus crispus
- Enteromorpha spirulina
- secondary metabolites
- phenolic contents
- DPPH scavenging activity
- tannin
- flavonoid
- bacterial growth inhibition
- food spoilage
- food pathogenic bacteria
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Salmonella abony
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- methanolic extracts
- ethanol
- acetone