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ANTIALGAL ACTIVITY OF SOME SIMPLE PHENOLS 1
Author(s) -
McLachlan J.,
Craigie J. S.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1966.tb04609.x
Subject(s) - phenols , biology , algae , allelopathy , botany , green algae , chlorophyceae , chlorophyta , biochemistry , germination
SUMMARY The antialgal activity of a number of simple phenols was examined for their effect on the growth of 7 species of unicellular marine algae. The 3 knoiun algal phenols, 5‐bromo‐3,4‐dihydroxybenzaldehyde; 2,3‐dibromo‐4,5‐dihydroxybenzylalcohol, and 3,4‐dihy‐droxyphenylethylamine, were highly toxic as were other ortho dihydroxy compounds. Monohydroxy compounds were notably less toxic. Skeletonema costatum and Olisthodiscus sp. were the most sensitive organisms examined and Dunaliella tertiolecta was the most resistant. Possible ecological implications of these results are discussed.