Bioactivity of marine organisms: part X--screening of some marine fauna from the Indian coasts.
Methanolic and chloroform-methanol extracts of 25 identified species of marine fauna have been screened for a wide range of biological activities. Of these, 2 extracts exhibited diuretic activity, while antibacterial, antiviral, oxytocic and spasmolytic activities, were observed in 1 extract each.
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Medicinal Chemistry, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India.
Goel
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Srivastava
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Raghubir
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D000818:Animals; D001688:Biological Products / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007194:India; D008386:Marine Biology; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014020:Tissue Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*
D001688:Biological Products; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D014020:Tissue Extracts