Antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity analysis of halistanol trisulphate from marine sponge Petromica citrina
Author(s) -
Paulo Roberto Silva Marinho,
Naomi Kato Simas,
Ricardo Machado Kuster,
Rafael Silva Duarte,
Sérgio Eduardo Longo Fracalanzza,
Davis Ferreira,
Maria Teresa Villela Romanos,
Guilherme Ramos da Silva Muricy,
Marcia GiambiagideMarval,
Marinella Silva Laport
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dks229
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , cytotoxicity , antibacterial activity , enterococcus faecalis , staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus epidermidis , minimum inhibitory concentration , antibacterial agent , biology , antimicrobial , chemistry , bacteria , antibiotics , biochemistry , in vitro , genetics
An aqueous extract and fraction from the marine sponge Petromica citrina have antibacterial activity. We performed a chemical and biological characterization of the antibiotic substance from P. citrina and investigated its mode of action on Staphylococcus aureus cells.
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