Antimicrobial Action of Compounds from Marine Seaweed
Seaweed produces metabolites aiding in the protection against different environmental stresses. These compounds show antiviral, antiprotozoal, antifungal, and antibacterial properties. Macroalgae can be cultured in high volumes and would represent an attractive source of potential compounds useful f...
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| author | María José Pérez Elena Falqué Herminia Domínguez |
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| description | Seaweed produces metabolites aiding in the protection against different environmental stresses. These compounds show antiviral, antiprotozoal, antifungal, and antibacterial properties. Macroalgae can be cultured in high volumes and would represent an attractive source of potential compounds useful for unconventional drugs able to control new diseases or multiresistant strains of pathogenic microorganisms. The substances isolated from green, brown and red algae showing potent antimicrobial activity belong to polysaccharides, fatty acids, phlorotannins, pigments, lectins, alkaloids, terpenoids and halogenated compounds. This review presents the major compounds found in macroalga showing antimicrobial activities and their most promising applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6d8feb061f964a20917c75a66011abac2022-12-22T04:23:19ZengMDPI AGMarine Drugs1660-33972016-03-011435210.3390/md14030052md14030052Antimicrobial Action of Compounds from Marine SeaweedMaría José Pérez0Elena Falqué1Herminia Domínguez2Departamento de Biología Funcional y Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas, Ourense 32004, SpainDepartamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas, Ourense 32004, SpainDepartamento de Enxeñería Química, Facultad de Ciencias. Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas, Ourense 32004, SpainSeaweed produces metabolites aiding in the protection against different environmental stresses. These compounds show antiviral, antiprotozoal, antifungal, and antibacterial properties. Macroalgae can be cultured in high volumes and would represent an attractive source of potential compounds useful for unconventional drugs able to control new diseases or multiresistant strains of pathogenic microorganisms. The substances isolated from green, brown and red algae showing potent antimicrobial activity belong to polysaccharides, fatty acids, phlorotannins, pigments, lectins, alkaloids, terpenoids and halogenated compounds. This review presents the major compounds found in macroalga showing antimicrobial activities and their most promising applications.http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/14/3/52seaweedantimicrobialin vitro and in vivo assaysextraction techniques |
| spellingShingle | María José Pérez Elena Falqué Herminia Domínguez Antimicrobial Action of Compounds from Marine Seaweed Marine Drugs seaweed antimicrobial in vitro and in vivo assays extraction techniques |
| title | Antimicrobial Action of Compounds from Marine Seaweed |
| title_full | Antimicrobial Action of Compounds from Marine Seaweed |
| title_fullStr | Antimicrobial Action of Compounds from Marine Seaweed |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antimicrobial Action of Compounds from Marine Seaweed |
| title_short | Antimicrobial Action of Compounds from Marine Seaweed |
| title_sort | antimicrobial action of compounds from marine seaweed |
| topic | seaweed antimicrobial in vitro and in vivo assays extraction techniques |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/14/3/52 |
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