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ESTIMATION OF ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS EXTRACTS OF BROWN SEAWEED, SARGASSUM ILLICIFOLIUM

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  • Advance Research in Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals

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  • 2013

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Marine organisms are a novel source of medicines. In this regard the present study aims to evaluate the anti fungal activity of aqueous extract of Brown Seaweed, Sargassumillicifolium on three types of terrestrial, non- pathogenic fungi.The anti-fungal activity of aqueous extract of Sargassumillicifolium of different concentration such as 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and controls both positive and negative were carried out against three types of terrestrial, nonpathogenic fungiusing Agar Diffusion Assay.The results indicated that in the negative control and lower concentrations (5%, 10%, 15%) there was no or least amount of antifungal activity which was followed by that of the positive control, Clotrimazole, and the higher concentration of 20% and 25% showed better antifungal activity than that of the patented medicine. This preliminary study indicates that the aqueous extract of Sargassumillicifolium, is indeed endowed with antifungal properties against the three different type of terrestrial non-pathogenic fungus
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