समुद्र विज्ञान और समुद्री अनुसंधान जर्नल
खुला एक्सेस

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पौधों और मछलियों में रोगजनक कवक के विरुद्ध समुद्री स्पंज अर्क की एंटीफंगल क्षमता

प्रभा देवी, रविचंद्रन एस, रिबेरो एम और सियावत्ता एमएल

The need for discovery of new antibiotics is imperative because previous evidence suggest that development of resistance to any new antimicrobial agents is inevitable. In addition, compounds not tested for antimicrobial activity also gives ample scope for rediscovering compounds with antimicrobial activity. This study screens extracts (Diethyl Ether and Butanol) of a marine red-Sea sponge Negombata magnifica for in vitro fungicidal activity against 10 plant and 3 fish pathogens. Fungicidal activity of the crude diethylether fraction of the sponge against test strains showed exceptionally high activity against three virulent fish pathogens Exophiala salmonis, Branchiomyces demigrans and Saprolegnia sp. Furthermore, Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of the compound was evaluated with respect to Exophiala salmonis (1.5 μg/ml) Branchiomyces demigrans (0.75 μg/ml) and Saprolegnia sp. (3 μg/ml) respectively. Finally, bioassay guided isolation and purification led to the identification of the active compound as latrunculin B on the basis of spectroscopic data. This finding suggests that latrunculin B, could be considered as a lead molecule for the design of new antifungals for managing common fungal diseases in aquaculture. Toxicity testing of this compound on shrimps indicated that the compound was non toxic up to a concentration as high as 5 mg/ml suggesting its suitability for use in aquaculture.