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Antimycobacterial, antiprotozoal and cytotoxic potential of twenty‐one brown algae (phaeophyceae) from British and Irish waters
Author(s) -
Spavieri Jasmine,
Allmendinger Andrea,
Kaiser Marcel,
Casey Rosalyn,
HingleyWilson Suzie,
Lalvani Ajit,
Guiry Michael D.,
Blunden Gerald,
Tasdemir Deniz
Publication year - 2010
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.3208
Subject(s) - antiprotozoal , antimycobacterial , trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense , biology , leishmania donovani , plasmodium falciparum , algae , microbiology and biotechnology , brown algae , traditional medicine , botany , trypanosoma brucei , mycobacterium tuberculosis , leishmaniasis , in vitro , biochemistry , tuberculosis , visceral leishmaniasis , malaria , medicine , immunology , pathology , gene
In the continuation of our research on seaweeds, crude extracts of 21 brown algae collected from the south coast of England and the west coast of Ireland were screened for in vitro trypanocidal, leishmanicidal and antimycobacterial activities. Mammalian stages of a small set of parasitic protozoa; i.e. Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense , T. cruzi and Leishmania donovani , and the tubercle bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis were used as test organisms. The extracts were also evaluated for selectivity by testing on a mammalian cell line (L6 cells). Only four extracts were moderately active against T. cruzi , whereas all algal extracts showed significant activity against T. brucei rhodesiense , with Halidrys siliquosa and Bifurcaria bifurcata (Sargassaceae) being the most potent (IC 50 values 1.2 and 1.9 μg/mL). All algal extracts also displayed leishmanicidal activity, with H. siliquosa and B. bifurcata again being the most active (IC 50 s 6.4 and 8.6 μg/mL). When tested against M. tuberculosis , only the B. bifurcata extract was found to have some antitubercular potential (MIC value 64.0 μg/mL). Only three seaweed extracts, i.e. H. siliquosa , B. bifurcata and Cystoseira tamariscifolia showed some cytotoxicity. To our knowledge, this is the first study on the antiprotozoal and antimycobacterial activity of brown algae from British and Irish waters. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.