Arctic Edible Brown Alga Fucus distichus L.: Biochemical Composition, Antiradical Potential and Human Health Risk
Fucus distichus L. is the dominant canopy-forming macroalga in the rocky intertidal areas of the Arctic and Subarctic. In the present study, the impact of the geographic location of F. distichus collected in the Baffin Sea (BfS), Norwegian Sea (NS), White Sea (WS), and Barents Sea (BS) on the variat...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:cc6fa731483f460b941957bc589335d8 2023-07-23T04:17:06+02:00 Arctic Edible Brown Alga Fucus distichus L.: Biochemical Composition, Antiradical Potential and Human Health Risk Ekaterina D. Obluchinskaya Olga N. Pozharitskaya Elena V. Gorshenina Denis V. Zakharov Elena V. Flisyuk Inna I. Terninko Yuliya E. Generalova Alexander N. Shikov 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12122380 https://doaj.org/article/cc6fa731483f460b941957bc589335d8 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/12/2380 https://doaj.org/toc/2223-7747 doi:10.3390/plants12122380 2223-7747 https://doaj.org/article/cc6fa731483f460b941957bc589335d8 Plants, Vol 12, Iss 2380, p 2380 (2023) arctic Fucus distichus carbohydrates polyphenols algae toxic metals Botany QK1-989 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12122380 2023-07-02T00:37:18Z Fucus distichus L. is the dominant canopy-forming macroalga in the rocky intertidal areas of the Arctic and Subarctic. In the present study, the impact of the geographic location of F. distichus collected in the Baffin Sea (BfS), Norwegian Sea (NS), White Sea (WS), and Barents Sea (BS) on the variations in biochemical composition, antiradical properties, and health risk was evaluated. The accumulation of main carbohydrates (fucoidan, mannitol, and alginic acid) varied from 335 mg/g dry weight (DW) in NS to 445 mg/g DW in BS. The highest level of the sum of polyphenols and flavonoids was found in samples of F. distichus from WS and was located in the following ranking order: BS < BfS < NS < WS. The 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity of seaweed is correlated with its phenolic content. It is notable that in most Arctic F. distichus samples, Cd, Cr, Pb, and Ni were not detected or their concentrations were below the limit of quantification. According to calculated targeted hazard quotient and hazard index values, all studied samples of Arctic F. distichus are safe for daily consumption as they do not pose a carcinogenic risk to the health of adults or children. The results of this study support the rationale for using Arctic F. distichus as a rich source of polysaccharides, polyphenols, and flavonoids with important antiradical activity. We believe that our data will help to effectively use the potential of F. distichus and expand the use of this algae as a promising and safe raw material for the food and pharmaceutical industries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Baffin Barents Sea Human health Norwegian Sea Subarctic White Sea Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Barents Sea Norwegian Sea White Sea Plants 12 12 2380 |
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Fucus distichus L. is the dominant canopy-forming macroalga in the rocky intertidal areas of the Arctic and Subarctic. In the present study, the impact of the geographic location of F. distichus collected in the Baffin Sea (BfS), Norwegian Sea (NS), White Sea (WS), and Barents Sea (BS) on the variations in biochemical composition, antiradical properties, and health risk was evaluated. The accumulation of main carbohydrates (fucoidan, mannitol, and alginic acid) varied from 335 mg/g dry weight (DW) in NS to 445 mg/g DW in BS. The highest level of the sum of polyphenols and flavonoids was found in samples of F. distichus from WS and was located in the following ranking order: BS < BfS < NS < WS. The 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity of seaweed is correlated with its phenolic content. It is notable that in most Arctic F. distichus samples, Cd, Cr, Pb, and Ni were not detected or their concentrations were below the limit of quantification. According to calculated targeted hazard quotient and hazard index values, all studied samples of Arctic F. distichus are safe for daily consumption as they do not pose a carcinogenic risk to the health of adults or children. The results of this study support the rationale for using Arctic F. distichus as a rich source of polysaccharides, polyphenols, and flavonoids with important antiradical activity. We believe that our data will help to effectively use the potential of F. distichus and expand the use of this algae as a promising and safe raw material for the food and pharmaceutical industries. |
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Ekaterina D. Obluchinskaya Olga N. Pozharitskaya Elena V. Gorshenina Denis V. Zakharov Elena V. Flisyuk Inna I. Terninko Yuliya E. Generalova Alexander N. Shikov |
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Ekaterina D. Obluchinskaya Olga N. Pozharitskaya Elena V. Gorshenina Denis V. Zakharov Elena V. Flisyuk Inna I. Terninko Yuliya E. Generalova Alexander N. Shikov |
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Arctic Edible Brown Alga Fucus distichus L.: Biochemical Composition, Antiradical Potential and Human Health Risk |
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Arctic Edible Brown Alga Fucus distichus L.: Biochemical Composition, Antiradical Potential and Human Health Risk |
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Arctic Edible Brown Alga Fucus distichus L.: Biochemical Composition, Antiradical Potential and Human Health Risk |
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