B:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Marine Seagrass Thalassodendron ciliatum Collected from Red Sea

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1 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

2 pharmacognosy department ,faculty of pharmacy, suez canal university

3 pharmacognosy department,faculty of pharmacy,Suez canal university,Ismailia,Egypt.

4 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, 41522, Ismailia, Egypt

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Marine organisms are considered as a treasure for discovery of bioactive metabolites. Seagrasses provide food and habitat for other marine organisms. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Seagrass Thalassodendron ciliatum (Forsk.) den Hartog is a very common seagrass species in the Red Sea.  Several studies have proved its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial potentials. Gas Chromatography-Mass spectrometry Analysis was performed for identification of existed phytochemicals. Herein, it is the first reported study explaining the lipoidal matter of n-hexane fraction of T. ciliatum using GC-MS technique. The obtained data revealed presence of saturated and unsaturated- long chain- fatty acids; tetradecanoic acid, eicosanoic acid, 9,12-hexadecadienoic acid and 8,11,14-eicosatrienoic acid, in addition to other volatile compounds; 1-heneicosanol, 2,6-bis (1,1-dimethylethyl) phenol and 1-tridecanol. These compounds were previously assessed for their antibacterial, antifungal, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory bioactivities. So, the previously reported antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities of Thalassodendron ciliatum may be attributed to these identified compounds.

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