Assessment of in vitro antitumoral and antimicrobial activities of marine algae harvested from the eastern Mediterranean sea

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 27, 2010, Pages 4272-4277

  Taskin, E ^a,a   Caki, Z ^a   Ozturk, M ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; In vitro cytotoxicity; Marine algae; Mediterranean sea

Indexed keywords

ALGAL EXTRACT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYSTOSEIRA MEDITERRANEA EXTRACT; HYPNEA MUSCIFORMIS EXTRACT; METHANOL; PADINA PAVONICA EXTRACT; SCYTOSIPHON LOMENTARIA EXTRACT; SPYRIDIA FILAMENTOSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSEIRA MEDITERRANEA; CYTOTOXICITY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG ISOLATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPNEA MUSCIFORMIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PADINA PAVONICA; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SCYTOSIPHON LOMENTARIA; SEAWEED; SPYRIDIA FILAMENTOSA;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; CYSTOSEIRA MEDITERRANEA; HYPNEA MUSCIFORMIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PADINA PAVONIA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; POSIBACTERIA; RHODOPHYTA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SCYTOSIPHON LOMENTARIA; SPYRIDIA FILAMENTOSA;

EID: 77954880512     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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