Abstract

QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PHYTOCHEMICALS OF FOUR MARINE ALGAL SPECIES OF A GENUS CAULERPA FROM MANDAPAM COASTAL REGIONS OF TAMIL NADU, INDIA

Nandakumaran T., Anbalahan N., Karpagam V., Indhumathi K., Manivannan M., Dr. G. Subramanian*

Abstract

The qualitative phytochemical screening was carried out for both the powder as well as petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, ethanol and aqueous extracts of the marine green algae namely Caulerpa scalpelliformis, Caulerpa serrulata, Caulerpa sertularioides, and Caulerpa racemosa. Caulerpa scalpelliformis had shown nine phytochemical, The petroleum ether solvent extract eluted the maximum of seven phytochemicals in Caulerpa serrulata. The ethyl acetate solvent extract eluted the maximum of seven phytochemicals in Caulerpa sertularioides, the aqueous extract showed six phytochemicals namely carbohydrates, saponins, proteins, and amino acids, phenolic compounds, flavonoids and tannins from the alga Caulerpa racemosa.

Keywords: Caulerpa scalpelliformis, Caulerpa serrulata, Caulerpa sertularioides, Caulerpa racemosa, Mandapam.