Isolation, charectirisation chemical and bilogical properties of polybrominated diphenyl ethers from the sponge Dysidea herbacea

Abstract

Isolation, charectirisation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers from the sponge Dysidea herbacea is described. The sponge Dysidea herbacea was collected from the Mandapam Coast, Tamilnadu, India. Isolated gram quantities of hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ether (HO-PBDE) and semi-synthesized a series of new PBDEs derivatives and tested them for antibacterial and cytotoxic activities.