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Research Article

Pharmaceutical Biology of Seaweeds from the Karachi Coast of Pakistan

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Pages 97-107 | Accepted 05 Nov 2004, Published online: 07 Oct 2008

Figures & data

Table 1. Investigated seaweeds and the area of their collection.

Table 2. Test organisms used for bioassays.

Figure 1 Scheme for algal extraction.

Figure 1 Scheme for algal extraction.

Figure 2 Scheme for ashing and digestion of seaweeds.

Figure 2 Scheme for ashing and digestion of seaweeds.

Table 3. Instrument parameters.

Table 4. Antibacterial activity of crude methanol extract of different seaweeds shown as zone of inhibition in millimeters.

Table 5. Antifungal activity of crude MeOH extract of different seaweeds shown as % inhibition.

Figure 3 Average phytotoxic activity: 1 = Codium shameelii., 2 = Ulva fasciata., 3 = Ulva intestinalis., 4 = Colpomenia sinuosa., 5 = Cystoseira indica., 6 = Dictyota hauckiana., 7 = Iyengaria stellata., 8 = Sargassum boveanum., 9 = Botryocladia leptopoda., 10 = Champia compressa., 11 = Hypnea musciformis., 12 = Osmundea pinnatifida..

Figure 3 Average phytotoxic activity: 1 = Codium shameelii., 2 = Ulva fasciata., 3 = Ulva intestinalis., 4 = Colpomenia sinuosa., 5 = Cystoseira indica., 6 = Dictyota hauckiana., 7 = Iyengaria stellata., 8 = Sargassum boveanum., 9 = Botryocladia leptopoda., 10 = Champia compressa., 11 = Hypnea musciformis., 12 = Osmundea pinnatifida..

Table 6. Phytotoxic activity of seaweeds in % inhibition.

Table 7. Insecticidal test for seaweeds in % mortality.

Table 8. Elemental composition in seaweeds from the Karachi coast.

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