Investigations of antioxidant potential and protective effect of Acanthophora algae on DNA damage: An electrochemical approach

摘要

In this paper, the electrochemical method was used as a rapid and sensitive method to measure the antioxidant activity of Acanthophora red macro-algae (collected from the Persian Gulf coast of Bushehr-Iran). The algae extract was obtained by a combination of maceration and microwave methods, and then the important volatile and bioactive compounds were identified by GC-Mass analysis. To prepare the sensor and improve the electrochemical signal, gold nanoparticles synthesized by the green method were used to modify the electrode surface. Differential pulse voltammetry method (DPV) was used to investigate the inhibitory effect of the extract on ABTS and DPPH radicals.