ISSN:
1573-5176
Keywords:
DNA cleavage
;
brown algal polyphenols
;
Ascophyllum nodosum
;
Fucus serratus
;
Fucus spiralis
;
Fucus vesiculosus
;
Halidrys siliquosa
;
Himanthalia elongata
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Extracts of marine algae have been tested to determine their ability to cleave DNA. The species producing positive results wereAscophyllum nodosum, Fucus serratus, F. spiralis, F. vesiculosus, Halidrys siliquosa andHimanthalia elongata. Partial purification of each extract by dialysis against water revealed that the active compounds in each species were high molecular weight polyphenols.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02181939
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