ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE SOFT‑TISSUE ETHANOLIC CRUDE EXTRACTS OF CORBICULID CLAM, CORBICULA FLUMINEA AND CYRENID CLAM, GELOINA EXPANSA
Journal: Matrix Science Pharma (MSP)
Marco F. De Guzman, Francis Albert T. Argente
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ABSTRACT
The emergence of new infectious diseases and the increased in bacterial resistance of diseases transmitted between animals and humans have created studies to develop new antimicrobial drugs. The World Health Organization also reported that new diseases are emerging at a historically unprecedented rate causing at least 10 million deaths per year That leads to the search for more antimicrobial metabolites from natural sources, including the aquatic environment. Over 7000 bioactive marine compounds have been identified, analyzed, and isolated from different species of aquatic organisms. Several aquatic organism groups have been frontrunners in research that contain bioactive metabolites, and mollusks are becoming a promising source of new compounds. The priority list of species exhibiting antimicrobial activity includes several mollusks. Several species of bivalves have been reported with antimicrobial activities, like oyster Crassostrea madranensis, mussel Perna veridis, and clam Polymesoda expansa.
| Pages | 68-74 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Volume | 6 |
