Screening of Bioactive Compounds of the Brown Algae Turbinaria ornata (Turner) J. Agardh, 1848 From The Coastal Waters of Aboru Village, Central Maluku Indonesia

Abstract

One of the most important communities in the seawater ecosystems is the brown algae where Turbinaria ornate is a brown alga species which is rich in nutrients and bioactive compounds. The bioactive components of T. ornata are beneficial for people living along the coast, particularly in Maluku region, an archipelagic region, as well as for the medical and pharmaceutical sectors. The research sample was the brown algae T.ornata obtained from the coastal waters of Aboru Village. Screening of bioactive compounds was carried out qualitatively using different reagents and indicated by the appropriate color change to ensure the presence of bioactive compounds which include phenolics, tannins, flavonoids, saponins, triterpenoids, steroids, alkaloids and anthocyanins. This study's findings demonstrated that while triterpenoids, quinones, and anthocyanins were absent, tannins, saponins, alkaloids, steroids, phenolics, and flavonoids were present in high concentrations. In conclusion, T. ornata includes bioactive compounds like tannins, saponins, alkaloids, steorids, phenolics, and flavonoids, according to this study's findings. Keywords: bioactive compound, brown algae, qualitative screening, Turbinaria ornata