ANTIOBESITY ACTIVITY OF MARINE ALGAE Turbinaria ornate

Abstract

Seaweeds, are plant-like organisms that generally live attached to rock or other hard substrata in coastal areas.The brown colour of the algae results from the dominance of the xanthophyll pigment fucoxanthin. Brown algae (Phaeophyceae) is a genus of Turbinaria found in tropical marine waters, which grow son rocky substrates. 

Turbinaria ornata species are consumed by herbivorous fishes and echinoids in tropical areas, it has a low level of phenolics and tannins. It is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of central, western Pacific and Indian Ocean. Turbinaria belongs to the class- Anthozoa, Order-Scleractinia, family-Dendrophylliidae, Genus- Turbinaria. Different extracts of the turbinaria ornata shows the presence of phytoconstituents like alkaloids, terpenes, phenols, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, quinones, proteins, sugars, carbohydrates, alkaloids, coumarines, steroids  terpenoids and cardiac glycosides, they exhibit pharmacological activities like antipyretic, antimicrobial, antidiabetic,antioxidant, hepatoprotective, antifungal, antiulcer, antitumor, anticoagulant, antibacterial. further turbinariaornata posses phytoconstituent like phenols and flavanoids which posses pharmacological activity like antiobesity, antidiabetic, antiviral and  cytotoxicity.