Antimicrobial Activity of Tropical Soft Corals Found in the Northern Straits of Malacca

The study was conducted to obtain and test crude extracts from soft corals found at Pulau Payar, an island off the northern Straits of Malacca. Specimens were extracted in an equal volume of methanol and dichloromethane. The samples were then concentrated to obtain crude extracts. Anti-bacterial a...

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Main Authors:	Hana, Marican, Raihana Z., Edros, Mahadi, Mohammad, Sazlina, Salleh
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Published:	Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2016
Subjects:	TP Chemical technology
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16034/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16034/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16034/1/ftek-2016-1.pdf

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spelling	ump-160342017-12-13T03:04:43Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16034/ Antimicrobial Activity of Tropical Soft Corals Found in the Northern Straits of Malacca Hana, Marican Raihana Z., Edros Mahadi, Mohammad Sazlina, Salleh TP Chemical technology The study was conducted to obtain and test crude extracts from soft corals found at Pulau Payar, an island off the northern Straits of Malacca. Specimens were extracted in an equal volume of methanol and dichloromethane. The samples were then concentrated to obtain crude extracts. Anti-bacterial activities of the crude extracts were tested by disc diffusion method, minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) and minimum bacterial activities (MBC) assays. Out of twelve crude extracts tested, 50 percent of them showed inhibition for Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA; and approximately 8 percent have showed inhibition for Enterococcus raffinosus. The MIC of each extract is stated in the tables below. Only one of them showed bactericidal properties against MRSA. Soft corals around the world, have been found to contain beneficial chemical compounds, however not much research has been done in the region. This shows that soft coral extracts found in the Northern Straits of Malacca do have antibacterial potential, and this potential can be harnessed for future pharmaceutical exploration. Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16034/1/ftek-2016-1.pdf Hana, Marican and Raihana Z., Edros and Mahadi, Mohammad and Sazlina, Salleh (2016) Antimicrobial Activity of Tropical Soft Corals Found in the Northern Straits of Malacca. International Journal of Engineering Technology And Sciences (IJETS), 6 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2289-697X http://ijets.ump.edu.my/images/archive/Vol6/1.pdf
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spellingShingle	TP Chemical technology Hana, Marican Raihana Z., Edros Mahadi, Mohammad Sazlina, Salleh Antimicrobial Activity of Tropical Soft Corals Found in the Northern Straits of Malacca
description	The study was conducted to obtain and test crude extracts from soft corals found at Pulau Payar, an island off the northern Straits of Malacca. Specimens were extracted in an equal volume of methanol and dichloromethane. The samples were then concentrated to obtain crude extracts. Anti-bacterial activities of the crude extracts were tested by disc diffusion method, minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) and minimum bacterial activities (MBC) assays. Out of twelve crude extracts tested, 50 percent of them showed inhibition for Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA; and approximately 8 percent have showed inhibition for Enterococcus raffinosus. The MIC of each extract is stated in the tables below. Only one of them showed bactericidal properties against MRSA. Soft corals around the world, have been found to contain beneficial chemical compounds, however not much research has been done in the region. This shows that soft coral extracts found in the Northern Straits of Malacca do have antibacterial potential, and this potential can be harnessed for future pharmaceutical exploration.
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author	Hana, Marican Raihana Z., Edros Mahadi, Mohammad Sazlina, Salleh
author_facet	Hana, Marican Raihana Z., Edros Mahadi, Mohammad Sazlina, Salleh
author_sort	Hana, Marican
title	Antimicrobial Activity of Tropical Soft Corals Found in the Northern Straits of Malacca
title_short	Antimicrobial Activity of Tropical Soft Corals Found in the Northern Straits of Malacca
title_full	Antimicrobial Activity of Tropical Soft Corals Found in the Northern Straits of Malacca
title_fullStr	Antimicrobial Activity of Tropical Soft Corals Found in the Northern Straits of Malacca
title_full_unstemmed	Antimicrobial Activity of Tropical Soft Corals Found in the Northern Straits of Malacca
title_sort	antimicrobial activity of tropical soft corals found in the northern straits of malacca
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Pahang
publishDate	2016
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16034/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16034/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/16034/1/ftek-2016-1.pdf
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Antimicrobial Activity of Tropical Soft Corals Found in the Northern Straits of Malacca

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