American Journal of Phytomedicine and Clinical Therapeutics www.ajpct.org Original Article Biochemical Profile of Enteromorpha linza (L.) J.Ag. in hare Island, Thoothukudi,

The aim of the study was to investigate the biochemical profile of Enteromorpha linza (L.) J. Ag. in Hare island, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India. The biochemical composition such as total carbohydrates, total proteins, total lipids, total phenols, total chlorophylls and total carotenoids were estimated using the standard procedure in fresh plant material. The preliminary phytochemical analysis was performed by Harborne method. The phytochemical screening of methanol extract was estimated using the standard procedure for UV-Vis spectroscopic, HPLC and FTIR. In the present study it was found that Enteromorpha linza (L.) J. Ag. contained high level of carbohydrates (33.8 % FW), followed by proteins (20.8% FW), lipids (1.74 % FW), phenols (1.65 % FW), chlorophylls (0.038%) and low level of carotenoids (0.021%). The UV-Vis phytochemical profile of methanol extract of Enteromorpha linza (L.) J. Ag. was analyzed at 240 to 800nm. The results of FTIR analysis showed different peaks at 495.67, 538.10, 609.46, 651.69