Glycolipids from macroalgae: potential biomolecules for marine biotechnology?
Rev. bras. farmacogn
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21(2): 244-247, mar.-abr. 2011. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
Brown, red and green algae from the Southeastern coast of Brazil were successively extracted with chloroform/methanol 21 and 12 (v/v). The crude lipid extract was partitioned according to Folch and the lower phase enriched in glycolipids was fractionated on a silica gel column chromatography eluted with chloroform, acetone and methanol. Three major orcinol-reactive bands present in the acetone and methanol fractions were detected by thin-layer chromatography with chromatographic mobilities corresponding to sulfoglycolipids and glycosyldiacylglycerols. These fractions exhibited potent antiviral activity against HSV-1-ACVs and HSV-1-ACVr and present low toxicity for cell cultures. Purification and identification of these bioactive glycolipids will be necessary in order to elucidate their primary structures and mechanism of action.
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English
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Rev. bras. farmacogn
Journal subject:
Pharmacy
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Paraná/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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