Antimicrobial activities of marine sponge using bioassay-direct fractionation and contact bioauthography technique

• Main Authors: Haitham, Qaralleh, Syed Osman Idid, Syed Zahir Idid, Saad, Shahbudin, Deny Susanti, Darnis
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/11506/1/ICMC-Bandung-2.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/11506/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Previous report indicated that sponge voucher number (1L82008) possessed the highest antimicrobial activity among four sponges and three corals species investigated. A large amount of sponge tissue (287 g dry weight) was extracted with methanol and followed with water. The methanol and water extract...