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INVESTIGATION OF ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY FROM SCENEDESMUS SP. AND CHLAMYDOMONAS SP. CRUDE EXTRACTS
Date Issued
January 1, 2022
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Scenedesmus sp. and Chlamydomonas sp. are green microalgae used for various biotechnology applications such as an alternative biofuel, antioxidant, human supplement, aquaculture feed etc. In a decade, finding a new antibiotic resource from a novel organism is significant for pharmaceutical research. Microalgae is a promising candidate since they consist of high-value biocompounds such as β-carotene, astaxanthin, flavonoids, polysaccharide. In this study, we aimed to preliminarily investigate antifungal activities of Scenedesmus and Chlamydomonas crude extracts against to Candida albicans, a fungal pathogen. We prepared both of intracellular and extracellular (culture media) crude extracts by using ethanol and methanol as a solvent and then tested C albicans inhibition performed by agar-well diffusion assay. From the preliminary results, we found that 50 mg/mL of Scenedesmus and Chlamydomonas ethanolic crude extracts from intracellular and extracellular could inhibit C. albicans. This preliminary finding could be a platform for a further study in some bio-based organic compounds that is significant for pharmaceutical application.
Citation
European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings, 1088-1091, 2022