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Antimicrobial activity of volatile components and various extracts of the red alga Jania rubens
Author(s) -
KarabayYavasoglu N. Ulku,
Sukatar Atakan,
Ozdemir Guven,
Horzum Zerrin
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.2045
Subject(s) - dichloromethane , antimicrobial , chloroform , candida albicans , hexane , chemistry , methanol , traditional medicine , essential oil , chromatography , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , organic chemistry , medicine , solvent
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 . Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.