TY - JOUR AU - Alka, AU - Tyagi, Nidhi AU - Kumar, S. Sadish PY - 2017/07/15 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Pharmacological aspects of Turbinaria JF - International Journal of Research and Development in Pharmacy & Life Sciences JA - IJRDPL VL - 6 IS - 4 SE - DO - 10.21276/IJRDPL.2278-0238.2017.6(4).2648-2653 UR - https://ijrdpl.com/index.php/ijrdpl/article/view/125 SP - 2648 - 2653 AB - <p>Seaweeds, are plant-like organisms that generally live attached to rock or other hard substrata in coastal areas. The brown color of these algae results from the dominance of the xanthophyll pigment fucoxanthin. Brown algae&nbsp;(Phaeophyceae) is a genus of&nbsp;<em>Turbinaria</em>&nbsp;found in tropical marine waters, which grows on rocky substrates.&nbsp;<em>Turbinaria</em>&nbsp;species are consumed by&nbsp;herbivorous&nbsp;fishes&nbsp;and&nbsp;echinoids in tropical areas, it has a low level of&nbsp;phenolics&nbsp;and tannins. It is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of central, western Pacific and Indian Ocean.&nbsp;<em>Turbinaria&nbsp;</em>belongs to the class- Anthozoa, Order-Scleractinia, family-Dendrophylliidae, Genus-&nbsp;<em>Turbinaria.&nbsp;</em>Different extracts of the&nbsp;<em>Turbinaria</em>&nbsp;shows the presence of phytoconstituents like alkaloids, terpenes, phenols, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, quinones, proteins, sugars, carbohydrates, alkaloids, coumarins, steroids, terpenoids and cardiac glycosides, they exhibit pharmacological activities like antipyretic, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, antifungal, antiulcer, antitumor, anticoagulant, antibacterial.</p> ER -