Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of Holothuria atra from Lombok Island, Indonesia
Yanuariska Putra1, Fawzan Bhakti Soffa1, Muhammad Firdaus1, Ratih Pangestuti2, Evi Amelia Siahaan1*

1 Head of Research Center for Marine and Land Bioindustry, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Raya Senggigi, Teluk Kodek, North Lombok, Indonesia 83352
*eviamelia.siahaan[at]gmail.com

2 Head of Research Center for Food Process and Technology, Jl. Jogja-Wonosari, Playen, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 55861

Abstract

Recently, much attention has been paid on the anti-tumor activity, anti-cholesterolemic activity and antioxidant activity of seaweed constituents. Consequently, antioxidant activity is intensively focused due to the currently growing demand from the pharmaceutical industry where there is interest in anti-aging and anti-carcinogenic natural bioactive compounds, which possess health bene&#64257-ts. Black sea cucumber, Holothuria atra, is the potential source of terpene glycoside with high antioxidant activity. In this study, the antioxidant, antibacterial activity and fatty acids of H. atra was evaluated. H. atra was collected from Lombok. Fatty acid composition of fresh H. atra was determinated by gas chromatographic quantification. Three different solvents (ethanol, methanol and ethanol mixed with acetone) were used to extract the phenolic content of body wall and viscera of H. atra.

Keywords: Antioxidant- antibacterial- fatty acid- Holothuria atra

Topic: Marine and Fisheries Biotechnology (International)