title: Isolation and characterisation of bioactive steroid from a prawn.
abstract: Dried prawns (Nematopalaemon tenuipes) were extracted with various solvents like petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol. Petroleum ether extract (PEP), tested for antimicrobial, larvicidal and haemolytic activity on human blood cells showed a positive haemolytic activity and effectively inhibited growth of mosquito larvae. Chemical investigation of this extract confirmed the presence of haemolytic steroid norcholestane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, D G Ruparel College, Mahim, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Indap
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Zarapkar
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Shivalkar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay; D009033:Culicidae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D033364:Decapoda / Q000737:chemistry*; D006461:Hemolysis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D013256:Steroids / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids