Antibacterial activity of major secondary metabolites found in four species of edible green macroalgae genus Caulerpa

Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-201

  Vairappan, Charles Santhanaraju ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; C. lentilifera; C. microphysa; C. racemosa; C. sertularoides; Caulerpin; Phytol

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBON 13; CAULERPIN; METHANOL; PHYTOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTON; TRIFARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CAULERPA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; GENUS; METABOLITE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL ROTATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECTROSCOPY;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULERPA; CAULERPA MICROPHYSA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA;

EID: 4444365118     PISSN: 09723005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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