''Avrainvillea'' is a genus of

green algae The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alga as ...

in the family

Dichotomosiphonaceae Dichotomosiphonaceae are a family of green algae The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryo ...

As sources of bioactive natural products

The organic extract of ''Avrainvillea longicaulis'' had

antioxidant Antioxidants are compounds that inhibit oxidation, a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals. This can lead to polymerization and other chain reactions. They are frequently added to industrial products, such as fuels and lubricant ...

activity surpassing or equivalent to that of commercially available antioxidants (

butylated hydroxytoluene Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), also known as dibutylhydroxytoluene, is a lipophilic organic compound, chemically a derivative of phenol, that is useful for its antioxidant properties. BHT is widely used to prevent free radical-mediated oxidatio ...

butylated hydroxyanisole Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) is a synthetic, waxy, solid petrochemical. Its antioxidant properties have caused it to be widely used as a preservative in food, food packaging, animal feed, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, rubber, and petroleum produc ...

and alpha-tocopherol). ''Avrainvillea erecta'' was reported to have strong hemagglutination activity. In addition, the chloroform fraction of a methanol extract of ''Avrainvillea erecta'' exhibited hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity as strong as that shown by gallic acid.Chai TT, Kwek MT, Mohd Ismail NI, Ooi JLS, Yang Amri A, Abd Manan F, Law YC, Wong FC.(2015
Antioxidant activities of methanol extract and solventfractions of marine macroalga, ''Avrainvillea erecta'' (Berkeley) A. Gepp and E.S. Gepp (Dichotomosiphonaceae)
Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 14 (3): 503-509.

References

Bryopsidales Ulvophyceae genera {{green algae-stub