Screening of Argentine marine algae for antimicrobial activity

Espeche, Mar�a E.; Fraile, Elda R.; Mayer, Alejandro M. S.

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“…Subsequent surveys of antibacterial activity in algae have been reported from the Mediterranean (Caccamese et al, 1980(Caccamese et al, , 1981Moreau et al, 1984), India (Rao & Parekh, 1981), China (Ma & Tan, 1984), Australia (Reichelt & Borowitzka, 1984), Argentina (Espeche et al, 1984), and Atlantic Canada (Ragan, 1984).…”

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Antibiotic activity of lipid-soluble extracts from Caribbean marine algae

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“…Such antimicrobial activity present in the seaweeds will help to develop green textiles for the medical fields. The natural antibacterial agents present in the seaweeds are terpenes, phenolic inhibitors, flavonoids, saponins, chlorellin derivatives, acrylic acid, sulfur-containing heterocyclic compounds and halogenated aliphatic compounds [57,58]. Sulfur and halogenated compounds, inhibit the growth of microorganisms, present in all seaweeds are the main responsibility for antimicrobial activity [59].…”

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The properties of bioactive substances obtained from seaweeds and their applications in textile industries

Janarthanan¹,

Kumar

2017

Journal of Industrial Textiles

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Technical textiles are one of the fastest emergent sectors of textile industries worldwide. Medical textiles and healthcare textiles are the most important development areas within technical textiles. A rapid advancement in the health care and hygiene sector together with an increase in health consciousness has made medical textiles an important field. In order to protect people against harmful pathogens, an antimicrobial textile has been developed and as a result, finishes began to evolve in recent years. A critical problem regarding healthcare and hygiene products chemical based synthetic antimicrobial finishes or coatings for infection control. To provide the potential solution and to avoid such critical problem, seaweeds may be used. Seaweeds are plant-like organisms that commonly live attached to rocks in the coastal areas. Seaweeds of brown, green and red colour contain major pigments such as chlorophyll, carotenoids, phycobiliproteins, beta carotene and lutein; these are used for the extraction of natural dyes in textiles. Marine macroalgae (seaweeds) is rich in bioactive compounds that could potentially be exploited as functional ingredients with potential medicinal, health care or pharmaceutical activities for both human and animal health applications. The present review discusses the research potential of different bioactive compounds and its salient features that are mainly responsible for the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties present in seaweeds and their applications in the area of medical textiles.

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“…Antimicrobial activities in marine algae have been reported worldwide for decades (Sieburth, 1964 ;Burkholder, 1973 ;Caccamese et al, 1980Caccamese et al, , 1981Rao & Parekh, 1980 ;Reichelt & Borowitzka, 1984 ;Espeche et al ., 1984 ;Ragan, 1984 ;Ballantine et al . 1987) .…”

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Dynamics of antibacterial activity in three species of Caribbean marine algae as a function of habitat and life history

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Antibacterial activity of lipid extracts from three species of Caribbean marine algae, Spyridia filamentosa, S. hypnoides and Wrangelia bicuspidata was evaluated monthly for one year. Activities were tested for whole plant extracts and TLC-separable zones . Whole plant extracts demonstrated monthly variability in activity with respect to both habitat and life history phase in addition to periods of similarity . No consistency was seen regarding activity against different microorganisms . TLC analyses of the extracts led to the identification of twenty-seven chromatographically distinct regions (TLC zones) each from both S. filamentosa and S. hypnoides and twenty-five from W bicuspidata, which demonstrated antimicrobial activity . Between these species, twenty-one active TLC zones appeared to be shared based on their similar chromatographic characteristics . Individual TLC zones also demonstrated variable activity throughout the sampling period with respect to habitat and life history phase as well as periods of similarity. Algal antibiosis in these species is recognized as being highly complex, involving numerous chemical compounds, each of which is highly variable in terms of its presence and/or probable concentration .

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Screening of Argentine marine algae for antimicrobial activity

Cited by 9 publications

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Antibiotic activity of lipid-soluble extracts from Caribbean marine algae

Antibiotic activity of lipid-soluble extracts from Caribbean marine algae

The properties of bioactive substances obtained from seaweeds and their applications in textile industries

Dynamics of antibacterial activity in three species of Caribbean marine algae as a function of habitat and life history

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