Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of brown marine alga, padina minor yamada

• Main Authors: Peerapornpisal Y., Amornlerdpison D., Jamjai U., Taesotikul T., Pongpaibul Y., Nualchareon M., Kanjanapothi D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78249262612&partnerID=40&md5=0724d0e428229e88df7990fa89d49dfa; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3635
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Padina minor Yamada is a brown marine alga found in abundance at the coastal area of the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea. The aqueous extract of P. minor (Aq. P) showed antioxidant activity when tested in superoxide and hydroxyl radical scavenging, metal chelating and reducing capacity assays....