Identification of Substances from the Extracts of Sea Weeds Grateloupia Filicina and Gracelaria Corticata from Visakhapatnam Coast Using Chromatography Techniques.

Abstract

Sea weeds belonging to the Rhodophyceae (red algae) are an important source of bio active substances of medicinal value. Many of these substances are used in the drug development to treat diseases caused by bacterial and fungal infections, inflammation, pain, arthritis, as well as cancerous diseases. The paper chromatographic studies reveals that Grateloupia filicina contained photosynthetic pigment carotene and Gracelaria corticata contained the amino acid leucine. The thin layer chromatographic studies indicates that Grateloupia filicina contained amino acid phenylalanine and Gracelaria corticata contains Leucine. All the three substances having pharmaceutical importance