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Antioxidant activity of Cymodocea rotundata from various habitats

Cymodocea rotundata Ehrenb. & Hempr. ex Aschers. (Family: Cymodoceacea) is a flowering plant which inhabit Malaysian coastal waters. The seagrass is of ecological importance which forms dense meadow supporting high biodiversity and food to a variety of aquatic organisms. The species can adapt to...

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Main Authors: Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah, Lau, Emmclan Sheng Hann, Bujang, Japar Sidik
Other Authors: Nulit, Rosimah
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/71714/1/Antioxidant%20activity%20.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.717142021-09-11T21:40:27Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/71714/ Antioxidant activity of Cymodocea rotundata from various habitats Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah Lau, Emmclan Sheng Hann Bujang, Japar Sidik Cymodocea rotundata Ehrenb. & Hempr. ex Aschers. (Family: Cymodoceacea) is a flowering plant which inhabit Malaysian coastal waters. The seagrass is of ecological importance which forms dense meadow supporting high biodiversity and food to a variety of aquatic organisms. The species can adapt to certain level of anthropogenic disturbances, and thus is an important bio-indicator to examine the marine health condition. The aim of the present study is to determine the antioxidant activity of C. rotundata from several seagrass beds, and their relationship between morphometric and water quality characteristics. The seagrass was collected from 6 sites; (1) Teluk Pelanduk, Negeri Sembilan, (2) Pantai Punang-Sari-Lawas, Sarawak, (3) Pantai Sungai Bangat, Sarawak, (4) Teluk Sepanggar, Sabah, (5) Pantai Kampung Kelawat, Sabah and (6) Pulau Mabul, Sabah. Morphometric measurement of leaf blade length and blade width was taken from dry herbarium of the seagrass. Water samples were analyzed for ammonia, nitrate and nitrite. Seagrass methanol leaf extracts were evaluated for antioxidant activity including total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), DPPH and FRAP activities. This present study showed that C. rotundata leaf blade length was strongly correlated with nitrate (r=0.82) and inversely correlated with DPPH activity (r=-0.97). Long-leaved C. rotundata (13.6±2.3 cm) from Teluk Pelanduk (S1) possessed a very strong antioxidant DPPH EC50 (41.58±7.87 µg/mL). This suggests that the leaf morphometric of C. rotundata can be used as references for monitoring the water quality and antioxidant status of the seagrass. Penerbit Universiti Putra Malaysia Nulit, Rosimah Qamaruz Zaman, Faridah Omar, Hishamuddin Yap, Chee Kong 2018 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/71714/1/Antioxidant%20activity%20.pdf Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah and Lau, Emmclan Sheng Hann and Bujang, Japar Sidik (2018) Antioxidant activity of Cymodocea rotundata from various habitats. In: Biology Vol. 1 : Emerging Themes in Fundamental and Applied Sciences. Penerbit Universiti Putra Malaysia, MALAYSIA, pp. 68-76. ISBN 9789673448296
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description Cymodocea rotundata Ehrenb. & Hempr. ex Aschers. (Family: Cymodoceacea) is a flowering plant which inhabit Malaysian coastal waters. The seagrass is of ecological importance which forms dense meadow supporting high biodiversity and food to a variety of aquatic organisms. The species can adapt to certain level of anthropogenic disturbances, and thus is an important bio-indicator to examine the marine health condition. The aim of the present study is to determine the antioxidant activity of C. rotundata from several seagrass beds, and their relationship between morphometric and water quality characteristics. The seagrass was collected from 6 sites; (1) Teluk Pelanduk, Negeri Sembilan, (2) Pantai Punang-Sari-Lawas, Sarawak, (3) Pantai Sungai Bangat, Sarawak, (4) Teluk Sepanggar, Sabah, (5) Pantai Kampung Kelawat, Sabah and (6) Pulau Mabul, Sabah. Morphometric measurement of leaf blade length and blade width was taken from dry herbarium of the seagrass. Water samples were analyzed for ammonia, nitrate and nitrite. Seagrass methanol leaf extracts were evaluated for antioxidant activity including total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), DPPH and FRAP activities. This present study showed that C. rotundata leaf blade length was strongly correlated with nitrate (r=0.82) and inversely correlated with DPPH activity (r=-0.97). Long-leaved C. rotundata (13.6±2.3 cm) from Teluk Pelanduk (S1) possessed a very strong antioxidant DPPH EC50 (41.58±7.87 µg/mL). This suggests that the leaf morphometric of C. rotundata can be used as references for monitoring the water quality and antioxidant status of the seagrass.
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Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah
Lau, Emmclan Sheng Hann
Bujang, Japar Sidik
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author Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah
Lau, Emmclan Sheng Hann
Bujang, Japar Sidik
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Lau, Emmclan Sheng Hann
Bujang, Japar Sidik
Antioxidant activity of Cymodocea rotundata from various habitats
author_sort Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah
title Antioxidant activity of Cymodocea rotundata from various habitats
title_short Antioxidant activity of Cymodocea rotundata from various habitats
title_full Antioxidant activity of Cymodocea rotundata from various habitats
title_fullStr Antioxidant activity of Cymodocea rotundata from various habitats
title_full_unstemmed Antioxidant activity of Cymodocea rotundata from various habitats
title_sort antioxidant activity of cymodocea rotundata from various habitats
publisher Penerbit Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/71714/1/Antioxidant%20activity%20.pdf
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