Objective:To isolate bioactive molecules from marine seaweeds and check the antimicrobial activity against the fish pathogenic bacteria.Methods:Fresh marine seaweeds Gracilaria edulis,Kappaphycus spicifera,Sargassum w...Objective:To isolate bioactive molecules from marine seaweeds and check the antimicrobial activity against the fish pathogenic bacteria.Methods:Fresh marine seaweeds Gracilaria edulis,Kappaphycus spicifera,Sargassum wightii(S.wightii)were collected.Each seaweed was extracted with different solvents.In the study,test pathogens were collected from microbial type culture collection.Antibacterial activity was carried out by using disc diffusion method and minimum inhibition concentration(MIC)was calculated.Best seaweed was analysed by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.The cured extract was separated by thin layer chromatography(TLC).Fraction was collected from TLC to check the antimicrobial activity.Best fraction was analysed by gas chromatography mass spectrometer(GCMS).Results:Based on the disc diffusion method,S.wightii showed a better antimicrobial activity than other seaweed extracts.Based on the MIC,methanol extract of S.wightii showed lower MIC than other solvents.S.wightii were separated by TLC.In this TLC,plate showed a two fraction.These two fractions were separated in preparative TLC and checked for their antimicrobial activity.Fraction 2 showed best MIC value against the tested pathogen.Fraction 2 was analysed by GCMS.Based on the GCMS,fraction 2 contains n-hexadecanoic acid(59.44%).Conclusions:From this present study,it can be concluded that S.wightii was potential sources of bioactive compounds.展开更多
基金Supported by the Science and Engineering Research Board(SERB-F.No.SR/FT/LS-142/2009)Department of Science and Technology(DST),Government of India,New Delhi.
文摘Objective:To isolate bioactive molecules from marine seaweeds and check the antimicrobial activity against the fish pathogenic bacteria.Methods:Fresh marine seaweeds Gracilaria edulis,Kappaphycus spicifera,Sargassum wightii(S.wightii)were collected.Each seaweed was extracted with different solvents.In the study,test pathogens were collected from microbial type culture collection.Antibacterial activity was carried out by using disc diffusion method and minimum inhibition concentration(MIC)was calculated.Best seaweed was analysed by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.The cured extract was separated by thin layer chromatography(TLC).Fraction was collected from TLC to check the antimicrobial activity.Best fraction was analysed by gas chromatography mass spectrometer(GCMS).Results:Based on the disc diffusion method,S.wightii showed a better antimicrobial activity than other seaweed extracts.Based on the MIC,methanol extract of S.wightii showed lower MIC than other solvents.S.wightii were separated by TLC.In this TLC,plate showed a two fraction.These two fractions were separated in preparative TLC and checked for their antimicrobial activity.Fraction 2 showed best MIC value against the tested pathogen.Fraction 2 was analysed by GCMS.Based on the GCMS,fraction 2 contains n-hexadecanoic acid(59.44%).Conclusions:From this present study,it can be concluded that S.wightii was potential sources of bioactive compounds.
