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http://dx.doi.org/10.4014/kjmb.1203.03005

Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activities of 35 Seaweed Extracts against Pathogenic Bacteria and Candida sp.  

Kim, Mi-Sun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Andong National University)
Kwon, Kyung-Jin (Department of Food and Nutrition, Andong National University)
Lee, Min-Jin (Department of Food and Nutrition, Andong National University)
Ahn, Seon-Mi (Department of Food and Nutrition, Andong National University)
Sohn, Ho-Yong (Department of Food and Nutrition, Andong National University)
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Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters / v.40, no.2, 2012 , pp. 144-151 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the course of this study aimed at the development of functional food ingredients from seaweeds, the in vitro antimicrobial activities of methanol extracts prepared from 35 different seaweeds (17 phaeophyta, 11 rhodophyta and 7 chlorophyta) were determined against food-borne diseases and pathogenic microorganisms including multi-drug resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas sp. and Candida sp. Based on disc-diffusion assays at 500 g/disc concentration of the methanol extracts, Ishige okamurai, I. foliacea, Sargassum confusum, and S. yamade exhibited strong antibacterial activities in a broad-spectrum, except against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In addition to the latter four seaweeds, Ecklonia stolonifera, E. cava and Eisenia bicyclis also demonstrated antifungal activity against C. albicans. Among these 8 selected seaweeds, I. okamurai, I. foliacea, and S. yamade exhibited strong hemolytic activity (55-93%) at 500 g/ml against human RBC. Organic solvent sequential fractions using hexane, ethylacetate and butanol, and water residues were prepared from the 8 selected seaweeds and their anti-Candida sp. activities were further determined. The ethylacetate and butanol fraction of I. okamurai, and the hexane fraction of I. foliacea demonstrated antifungal activity against MDR-pathogenic Candida sp. Although the solvent fractions had no activity against MDR-Pseudomonas sp., our results suggest that seaweeds, especially Ishige okamurai, I. foliacea, S. confusum, and S. yamade could be developed as broad-spectrum antimicrobial ingredients.
Keywords
Seaweeds; antimicrobial activity; multi-drug resistance; pathogenic candida sp; ishige okamurai; ishige foliacea;
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