The Mediterranean Red Alga Asparagopsis: A Source of Compounds against Leishmania

Authors :: Mark T. Hamann
Giuseppa Genovese
Marina Morabito
Laura Tedone
Source :: Marine Drugs, Marine Drugs; Volume 7; Issue 3; Pages: 361-366, Marine Drugs, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 361-366 (2009)
Publication Year :: 2009
Publisher :: MDPI AG, 2009.
Abstract: Crude extracts and column fractions from the red algae Asparagopsis taxiformis and A. armata from the Strait of Messina (Italy) were screened for the production of antimicrobial compounds. Extracts from both species revealed remarkable antiprotozoal activity against Leishmania, revealing such algae as a great source of natural antiprotozoal products.

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