Original Article

Bio-Prospecting of a Few Brown Seaweeds for Their Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Activities

Table 1

List of brown seaweeds evaluated for the experiments.

Sr NoScientific nameFamilyCollected from
Phaeophyta

(1)Dictyopteris australis LamourouxDictyotaceaeMalvan, Maharashtra
(2)Dictyopteryis delicatula LamourouxDictyotaceaeAnjuna beach, Goa
(3)Padina tetrastromatica HauckDictyotaceaeBaga beach, Goa
(4)Sargassum marginatum (C. Agardh) J. AgardhSargassaceaeMarvel beach, Goa
(5)Spatoglossum aspermum J. AgardhDictyotaceaeMalvan, Maharashtra
(6)Spatoglossum variabile Figari & De NotarisDictyotaceaeAnjuna beach, Goa
(7)Stoechospermum marginatum (C. Agardh) KutzingDictyotaceaeMarvel beach, Goa