Chemical composition and bioactivity of some benthic algae from Karachi Coast of Pakistan

International Journal on Algae

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 377-393

  Shahnaz, L ^a   Shameel, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Algae; Antibacterial; Antifungal; Cytotoxicity; Fatty acids; Phytotoxicity; Sterol

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOPHORA SPICIFERA; ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULERPA; CAULERPA SCALPELLIFORMIS; CHAETOMORPHA ANTENNINA; DICTYOPTERIS AUSTRALIS; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NEGIBACTERIA; OSCILLATORIA; OSCILLATORIA SANCTA; POSIBACTERIA; SHIGELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 72849131453     PISSN: 15219429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/InterJAlgae.v11.i4.70     Document Type: Article

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