Antimicrobial effect of phlorotannins from marine brown algae.
Marine organisms exhibit a rich chemical content that possess unique structural features as compared to terrestrial metabolites. Among marine resources, marine algae are a rich source of chemically diverse compounds with the possibility of their potential use as a novel class of artificial food ingredients and antimicrobial agents. The objective of this brief review is to identify new candidate drugs for antimicrobial activity against food-borne pathogenic bacteria. Bioactive compounds derived from brown algae are discussed, namely phlorotannins, that have anti-microbial effects and therefore may be useful to explore as potential antimicrobial agents for the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Marine Bioprocess Research Center, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Republic of Korea.
Sung-Hwan
SH
Eom
Young-Mog
YM
Kim
Se-Kwon
SK
Kim
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008386:Marine Biology; D000459:Phaeophyceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D013634:Tannins / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013634:Tannins