Sunarpi, Sunarpi and Aluh Nikmatullah, Aluh Nikmatullah and Eka Sunarwidhi Prasedya, Eka Sunarwidhi Prasedya and Mursal Ghazali, Mursal Ghazali and Rina Kurnianingsih, Rina Kurnianingsih and Novita Hidayatin Nufus, Novita Hidayatin Nufus Utilisation of Macroalgae from West Nusa Tenggara Towards Improved Human Health and Prosperity. Akademi Sains Malaysia.
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Abstract
West Nusa Tenggara (WNT) is a province of central Indonesia which comprises two major islands and hundreds of small islands with rich marine flora. Exploration and characterisation of macroalgae or seaweeds collected from the marine waters of Lombok Island, Sumbawa Island, and small islands in WNT has been undertaken since 2015. There were at least 82 morphologically distinct macroalgal species in the WNT marine waters, including 32 species of red macroalgae, 18 species of brown macroalgae and 32 species of green macroalgae. Of those, only few species were cultivated, including Kappaphycus alvarezii, Kappaphycus striatus, Eucheuma denticulatum and Gracilaria sp., whilst most of them were wild species. Seaweed cultivation is important as a source of livelihood for many smallholder fisheries in WNT. Further characterisation of the cultivated and wild macroalgae identified 9, 10 and 11 species as the potential source of carrageenan, agar and alginate widely used in various industries. Domestication, propagation, cultivation and processing of these species may serve as an important source of income for WNT in the future. In addition, macroalgae from WNT showed the potential to be utilised as bio-fertiliser, as well as the source of UV protectant and anti-cancer agent. As of the date of writing, 10 macroalgal species from WNT were shown to contain plant growth promoting substances. Extracts of 10 macroalgal species were found to be able to absorb UV radiation and protect cells against the harmful effect of UV radiation based on the in vitro and in vivo analyses. In addition, liquid extract from Acanthophora muscoides was able to decrease mortality of Artemia salina and fucoidan from Turbinaria murrayana inhibited HeLa cells proliferation. These findings suggested that macroalgae from WNT may be utilised to improve human health and prosperity
| Item Type: | Other |
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| Keywords (Kata Kunci): | seaweed diversity; carrageenan; anti-cancer; UV protection; plant growth promoting substances |
| Subjects: | S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Pertanian |
| Depositing User: | Ir. Aluh Nikmatullah, M.Agr.Sc.,Ph.D |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2021 06:01 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Apr 2021 06:01 |
| URI: | http://eprints.unram.ac.id/id/eprint/21692 |
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