[Bio-guided isolation of an antifungal from Haliclona enamela collected from Jorf Lasfar port, Morocco]

J Mycol Med. 2013 Jun;23(2):91-6. doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2013.04.006. Epub 2013 May 29.
[Article in French]

Abstract

In the context of our search for new biologically active secondary metabolites from marine invertebrates, we have isolated an antifungal from Haliclona enamela collected from Jorf Lasfar Port, El Jadida, Morocco. This has a strong antifungal activity against three yeasts (two Candida spp. and one Cryptococcus spp.) involved in human mycology and especially against Candida tropicalis resistant to nystatin and amphotericin B.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Chemical Fractionation / methods*
  • Estuaries
  • Haliclona / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Morocco
  • Nystatin / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Nystatin