Antimicrobial activity of volatile components and various extracts of the red algaJania rubens

Autor: Guven Ozdemir, Atakan Sukatar, Zerrin Horzum, N. Ulku Karabay-Yavasoglu
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Phytotherapy Research. 21:153-156
ISSN: 1099-1573
0951-418X
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2045
Popis: The methanol, dichloromethane, hexane, chloroform and volatile oil extracts of the red alga Jania rubens were tested in vitro for their antimicrobial activity (five Gram-positive, four Gram-negative bacteria and Candida albicans ATCC 10239). GC-MS analysis of the volatile components of J. rubens identified 40 compounds which constituted 77.53% of the total. The volatile components of J. rubens consisted of n-docosane (6.35%), n-eicosane (5.77%) and n-tetratriacontane (5.58%) as major components. The methanol and chloroform extracts (4 mg/disc) showed more potent antimicrobial activity than the hexane and dichloromethane extracts and the volatile oil of J. rubens.
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