The nutritional value of six tropical seaweeds (Sargassum wightii, Ulva lactuca, Kappaphycus alvarezii, Hypnea musciformis, Acanthophora spicifera and Gracilaria corticata) as complementary source of dietary proteins for human and animal nutrition based on amino acid profile was evaluated. All these species showed similar non-essential amino acid patterns in which aspartic and glutamic acids co...

Biopolymers derived from seaweed are good anticorrosive, antibacterial and anticancer agents. These biopolymers family includes the k-Carrageenan with potential anticorrosive feature that is extracted red Acanthophora spicifera - Rhodophyceae. To obtain best corrosion inhibition properties k –Carrageenan hybrid composite gelatin was prepared by sol-gel method. In present study, two natural comp...

Pulau Kabung merupakan salah satu pulau kecil di Kalimantan Barat yang terdapat Kabupaten Bengkayang, dengan memiliki keanekaragaman hayati laut satunya yaitu makroalga. Makroalga menjadi indikator kualitas suatu perairan secara ekologi bagi ekosistem berfungsi sebagai produsen primer mendukung kehidupan biota ada laut. Tujuan dari penelitian ini mengetahui komposisi makroalga dan nilai indeks ...