Abstract
The present work was performed to assess chemical composition and evaluate antibacterial activity of Lyngbya major Menegh. ex Gomont. It is a Cyanobacterial species of the class Cyanophyceae that produces several secondary metabolites. The species had been collected from a pond at Kamarkundu in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. The result of qualitative tests of four solvent extracts showed that the algal species possessed alkaloid, tannin, steroid, glycoside, terpenoid, phenol, flavonoid, flavonol and phycocyanin phytochemicals. Whereas, antibacterial activity study revealed that benzene extract was most effective against the tested pathogenic bacterial strains perhaps due to over-accumulation of chemical compounds in that solvent extract. In the present study, higher inhibition zone (13.8 mm) was found in benzene extract against a Gram positive bacterium Micrococcus luteus.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
