To begin, take the aqueous and ethanol extracts obtained from the dried Gracilaria gracilis. In a 96 well microplate, dispense two microliters of each sample and 198 microliters of DPPH dissolved in absolute ethanol. Then, using a microplate spectrophotometer, measure the absorbance at 517 nanometers.
Take the human keratinocytes grown in 96 well plates overnight. Add two microliters of the DMSO dissolved extracts to 198 microliters of the medium in microplate wells. Remove the culture medium.
Add 100 microliters of MTT to the cells and incubate in the dark for 30 minutes. To solubilize the intracellular formazan crystals, add 100 microliters of DMSO. Using a microplate reader, measure the absorbance at 570 nanometers.
The DPPH test demonstrated that the temperature of 40 degrees Celsius showed higher inhibition values of oxidant activity compared to extracts obtained at room temperature or 70 degrees Celsius. No cytotoxic effects were observed on human keratinocytes, suggesting that at the maximum assay concentration, both aqueous and ethanol extracts are safe for cutaneous use.
