Antimycobacterial Activity of the Red Alga Polysiphonia virgata.

Figures & data

Figure 1 ¹H NMR spectrum of sample 6/9.

Table 1 Antimycobacterial activity of the bioactive fatty acids against M. smegmatis., M. tuberculosis,. and MDR M. tuberculosis..

	M. smegmatis.	M. tuberculosis.	MDR M. tuberculosis.
Fatty acid	Zone size in mm (MIQ) value in μ g)	% Inhibition (MIC) value in μ g/mL)	% Inhibition (MIC) value in μ g/mL)
Lauric acid	9 (3.125)	100 (50)	75 (50)
Linoleic acid	5 (1.56)	100 (50)	−86 (50)
Myristic acid	—	98 (50)	88 (50)
Oleic acid	5 (0.8)	100 (25)	—