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Qualitative Phytochemical Analysis And Evaluation Of Total Phenolic Content Of Two Selected Red Seaweeds From Sea Coast Of Mandapam, Tamilnadu

The marine world offers an extremely rich resource for important compounds of structurally novel and biologically active metabolites. It also represents a great challenge that requires inputs from various scientific areas to bring the marine chemical diversity up to its therapeutic potential (1). Polyphenols (phenolic acid, flavonoids, tannins) are widely distributed in seaweeds which are known to exhibit higher antioxidant activities (2). It was reported that seaweeds are also rich sources of terpenoids, sterols and glycolipids (3). Seaweeds have caused an emerging interest in the biomedical area, mainly due to their contents of bioactive substances which show great potential as anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-viral and antitumoral agent (4). The estimated range of seaweeds is probably around 45,000 species (5). The Southern Coast of India bears luxuriant growth of seaweeds (6). The seaweeds are traditionally consumed in the orient as part of the daily diet. Currently, human consumption of green algae (5%), brown algae (66.5%) and red algae (33%) is rich in Asia, mainly Japan, China and Korea (6). Algae and their extracts can be the treasure trove of biologically active compounds. Their beneficial properties for humans, animals and plants were recognized in the past and are appreciated nowadays, in the development of new biotechnological products (7). They have been used as food, fertilizer and for medicinal purposes for a long time. Like other plants, seaweeds contain various kinds of inorganic and organic substances which probably benefit human health. It has been reported that seaweeds contain high levels of 2321-7871