Quorum sensing inhibition by asparagopsis taxiformis, a marine macro alga: Separation of the compound that interrupts bacterial communication

Marine Drugs

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 253-265

  Jha, Bhavanath ^a   Kavita, Kumari ^a   Westphal, Jenny ^b   Hartmann, Anton ^b   Schmitt Kopplin, Philippe ^b,c  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acyl homoserine lactone (AHL); Chromobacterium violaceum; Marine algae; Quorum sensing inhibitor; Solid phase extraction

Indexed keywords

ALGAL EXTRACT; CINNAMALDEHYDE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; METHANOL;

ACANTHOPHORA SPICIFERA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARAGOPIS TAXIFORMIS; CAULERPA VERAVALENSIS; CHAETOMORPHA ANTENNINA; CHAMPIA PARVULA; CHONDRACANTHUS ACICULARIS; CHONDROCOCCUS HARNEMANII; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; CLADOPHORA INDICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSERIA TRINODIS; ENTEROMORPHA; FRACTIONATION; GALAXAURA OBTUSE; GRACILARIA EDULIS; HALICRYSIS TCHIVYE; HYPNEA FLAGELLIFORMIS; HYPNEA PANNOSA; HYPNEA VALENTIAE; ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE FOURIER TRANSFORMATION MASS SPECTROMETER; JANIA ADHAERENS; LAURENCIA PAPIPLLOSA; MACROALGA; MARINE SPECIES; MASS SPECTROMETER; NONHUMAN; PADINA GYMNOSPORA; PH; POCOKIELLA VARIEGATE; POLYSIPHONIA TUTICORIENSIS; PORPHYRA KANYAKUMARIENSIS; QUORUM SENSING; QUORUM SENSING INHIBITION; SARCODIA CEYLANICA; SARGASSUM MYRIOCYSTUM; SARGASSUM PLOIOPHYLLUM; SARGASSUM WIGHTII; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STOECHOSPERMUM MARGINATUM; TURBINARIA ORNATE; ULVA FASCIATA; ZONE OF CLEARANCE; ZONE OF INHIBITION;

EID: 84873171506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md11010253     Document Type: Article

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