Tocopherol production from seagrass Enhalus acoroides: Effects of genetic and environment

Seagrass is flowering plants that grow in the sea and one species of seagrass is Enhalus acoroides. Seagrass does not yet have high direct economic value, but has been known to have antioxidant activity. The use of natural antioxidants as bioactive functional foods for the prevention of degenerative diseases and the development of new medicines to overcome immunity disorders is one of the fields of rise raised in the Udayana University Research Master Plan 2017-2021. In detail, this study aims: (1) Analyzing the content of tocopherol seagrass Enhalus acoroides from various locations in the waters of Bali and comparing several types of solvents, (2) Analyzing the genetic diversity of E. acoroides in the waters of Bali and connecting with the content of tocopherols, (3) Determine the location that produces the highest antioxidant activity of tocopherols, (4) applies tocopherol encapsulation technology using micro- and nano-encapsulation, (5) Tests the effect of encapsulated E. acoroides in mice, including toxicity testing.