ANTIMICROBIAL CONSTITUENT OF THE BROWN ALGA SPOROCHNUS PEDUNCULATUS.

Authors

L. S. Gunasekera, Florida Atlantic University
Amy E. Wright, Florida Atlantic University
Sarath P. Gunasekera, Florida Atlantic University
Peter J. McCarthy, Florida Atlantic University
John K. Reed, Florida Atlantic University

Author Type

Faculty

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Bioassay-guided fractionation of the ethanol extract of the brown alga Sporochnus pedunculatus led _to the isolation of 2-(3 '-methylbut-2'-enyl)-4-(1 ", I "-dimethylprop-2" -enyl) phenol (1) as the only antimicrobial compound. This compound is a growth inhibitor of Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Bacillus subtilis. In this paper we report the isolation, identification, and biological activity of 1.

DOI

10.3109/13880209509065374 (doi)

Publication Date

1995

Comments

Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1046

Recommended Citation

This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Gunasekera, L. S., Wright, A. E., Gunasekera, S. P., McCarthy, P., & Reed, J. (1995). Antimicrobial constituent of the brown alga Sporochnus pedunculatus. International Journal of Pharmacognosy, 33(3), 253-255.