Biological activities of extracts from brazilian marine algae / Atividades biológicas de extratos de algas marinhas brasileiras

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2010

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Algae are important sources of raw material and biological active compounds used in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries. Marine Brazilian red macroalge, Gracilaria birdiae e Gracilaria domingensis, are found in the Brazilian northeast coast and have high potential for industries. The aim of this work was to evaluate the antioxidant activity of the extracts by different techniques such as DPPH scavenging activity, ROS generation by the Luminol- HRP-H2O2 system, reducing power determination and metal quelating activity. The most apolar fraction showed highest antioxidant activity. The effects of methanolic fractions on mice macrophages oxidative burst were evaluated by luminol-enhanced chemiluminescence assay and an increment of the respiratory burst was observed. Algae fractions and extracts were tested for antimicrobial assays led by determining the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration - MIC. Gram-negative bacteria tested were Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Klebsiella pneumonae ATCC 10231 and Salmonella typhi ATCC 19430 and four Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213, Streptococcus pneumoniae ATCC 49 619 , Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 and Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212. None of the extracts and fractions showed activity against these microorganisms in the concentration of 1000 µg/mL. Two fungi species were tested: Candida albicans ATCC 10231, Candida parapsilosis ATCC 29212. Only the protein extract was effective against the tested fungi species

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atividade antimicrobiana natural products antioxidant activity atividade antioxidante antimicrobial activity algas produtos naturais algae

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