| Title: | Brown Macroalgae (Phaeophyceae): A Valuable Reservoir of Antimicrobial Compounds on Northern Coast of Spain |
| Author(s): | Rubino S; Peteiro C; Aymerich T; Hortos M; |
| Address: | "Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Food Safety and Functionality Program, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, 17121 Girona, Spain. Oceanographic Centre of Santander (COST-IEO), Spanish Institute of Oceanography of the Spanish, National Research Council (IEO, CSIC), Marine Culture Units 'El Bocal', Seaweeds Unit, Barrio Corbanera s/n., 39012 Santander, Spain" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1660-3397 (Electronic) 1660-3397 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The search for new sources of antimicrobial compounds has become an urgent need, due to the threat that the spread of bacterial resistance represents for global health and food safety. Brown macroalgae have been proposed as a great reservoir in the search for novel antimicrobial compounds. In this study, mid-polarity extracts were performed with a selection of 20 brown macroalgae species from northern Spain. The total polyphenol, carbohydrate and protein contents were quantified by spectrophotometry. The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of whole macroalgae were also studied as a biomarker of their metabolic state in the representative species of the tested families by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The antimicrobial potential of the extracts was assessed by a disk diffusion assay against 20 target bacteria and further determinations of the minimum inhibitory (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBC) were performed by a microdilution assay for the active extracts. Ericaria selaginoides, Bifurcaria bifurcata and Dictyota dichotoma showed an antimicrobial effect against six Gram-positive strains: Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Geobacillus stearothermophilus, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus haemolyticus. The phenolic content was generally higher in the extracts that showed antimicrobial activity, followed by carbohydrates and low contents of proteins. The results obtained in this study reveal the potential of brown macroalgae as a promising alternative source of antimicrobial compounds as functional ingredients for the application in industrial fields" |
| Keywords: | Humans *Seaweed Spain Microbial Sensitivity Tests *Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology/chemistry *Phaeophyta Plant Extracts/pharmacology/chemistry Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology/chemistry antimicrobial activity brown macroalgae carbohydrates polyphenol; |
| Notes: | "MedlineRubino, Susana Peteiro, Cesar Aymerich, Teresa Hortos, Maria eng RTA2015-00010-C03-01/Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness/ BES-2017-0027/Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness/ Switzerland 2022/12/23 Mar Drugs. 2022 Dec 12; 20(12):775. doi: 10.3390/md20120775" |
