CHEN Guohua, HUANG Liangmin, TAN Yehui, YIN Jianqiang, WANG Hankui, HUANG Hui, ZOU Kun, LI Ruiping. Antibacterial substance from mucus of a scleractinian coral, Symphyllia gigantea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2007, (2): 140-143.
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CHEN Guohua, HUANG Liangmin, TAN Yehui, YIN Jianqiang, WANG Hankui, HUANG Hui, ZOU Kun, LI Ruiping. Antibacterial substance from mucus of a scleractinian coral, Symphyllia gigantea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2007, (2): 140-143.
CHEN Guohua, HUANG Liangmin, TAN Yehui, YIN Jianqiang, WANG Hankui, HUANG Hui, ZOU Kun, LI Ruiping. Antibacterial substance from mucus of a scleractinian coral, Symphyllia gigantea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2007, (2): 140-143.
Citation:
CHEN Guohua, HUANG Liangmin, TAN Yehui, YIN Jianqiang, WANG Hankui, HUANG Hui, ZOU Kun, LI Ruiping. Antibacterial substance from mucus of a scleractinian coral, Symphyllia gigantea[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2007, (2): 140-143.
Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology of Guangdong Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China;Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Product Research and Development, College of Chemistry & Life Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology of Guangdong Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Product Research and Development, College of Chemistry & Life Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
Coral mucus covers the surface of coral and contains antibacterial substances as a first line of defense.Coral mucus not only enables the coral itself to resist disease, but also provides antibacterial agents for people.We collected mucus from a scleractinian coral (Symphyllia gigantea) at Sta.Sanya (China), then extracted the antibacterial substances using 10% glacial acetic acid with the help of antiprotease inhibitors, and tested the antibacterial activity by a terrestrial bacterium (Staphylococcus aureus) and a marine bacterium (Vibrio anguillarum).The result showed that, there were antibacterial agents in the mucus, and their antibacterial activities were lost by treatment of the sample at 90℃ water for 10 min.
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