| Title |
Asparagopsis armata and Sphaerococcus coronopifolius as a natural source of antimicrobial compounds
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| Published in |
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11274-015-1797-2 |
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| Authors |
Susete Pinteus, Celso Alves, Hugo Monteiro, Ernesto Araújo, André Horta, Rui Pedrosa |
| Abstract |
Methanol, n-hexane and dichloromethane extracts of twelve marine macro-algae (Rhodophyta, Chlorophyta and Heterokontophyta divisions) from Peniche coast (Portugal) were evaluated for their antibacterial and antifungal activity. The antibacterial activity was evaluated by disc diffusion method against Bacillus subtilis (gram positive bacteria) and Escherichia coli (gram negative bacteria). Saccharomyces cerevisiae was used as a model for the antifungal activity by evaluating the growth inhibitory activity of the extracts. The high antibacterial activity was obtained by the Asparagopsis armata methanolic extract (10 mm-0.1 mg/disc), followed by the Sphaerococcus coronopifolius n-hexane extract (8 mm-0.1 mg/disc), and the Asparagopsis armata dichloromethane extract (12 mm-0.3 mg/disc) against Bacillus subtilis. There were no positive results against Escherichia coli. Sphaerococcus coronopifolius revealed high antifungal potential for n-hexane (IC50 = 40.2 µg/ml), dichloromethane (IC50 = 78.9 µg/ml) and methanolic (IC50 = 55.18 µg/ml) extracts against Saccharomyces cerevisiae growth. The antifungal potency of the Sphaerococcus coronopifolius extracts was similar with the standard amphotericin B. Asparagopsis armata and Sphaerococcus coronopifolius reveal to be interesting sources of natural compounds with antimicrobial properties. |
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| France | 1 | 100% |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Portugal | 2 | 2% |
| Brunei Darussalam | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 80 | 96% |
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| Student > Master | 17 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 14% |
| Researcher | 11 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 12% |
| Unknown | 22 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 34% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 16% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 5% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Unknown | 24 | 29% |
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