Table 2 Major functional groups of active components based on the peak value of Fourier transform infrared.

From: Effect of solvents on bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of Padina tetrastromatica and Gracilaria tenuistipitata seaweeds collected from Bangladesh

Seaweed species

Extracts

Major functional groups

Phenol

Carboxylic acids

Alkoxy

Aromatics

Alkene

Amides/amines

Sulfonate

P. tetrastromatica

Methanol

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(-\)

\(+\)

\(-\)

\(+\)

Ethanol

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(-\)

\(+\)

Water

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(-\)

G. tenuistipitata

Methanol

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(-\)

\(+\)

Ethanol

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(-\)

Water

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(+\)

\(-\)

  1. “+” constituent's existence, “−” constituent's non-existence.