Phytochemical analysis of red alga Champia parvula (C. Agardh) collected from Mandapam coast of Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

The marine red alga Champia parvula showed the phytochemical constituents like sterols, glycosides, anthroquinones, phenols, alkaloids, triterpenoids, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, steroids. Flavonoid compounds have rutin, quercetin, kamferol and phenol compounds have gallic acid and cinnamic acid. Similarly, the fatty acids have palmitic acid, margaric acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linolenic acid, alpha linolenic acid, moroctic acid were also present. Among the phytochemical contents the triterpenoids and glycosides are present in high. Among the seven fatty acid, stearic acid (6.03 0.012%) and moroctic acid (5.58 0.004%) were identified. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the phytochemical constituents of the marine red alga Champia parvula .