Resumen de Ichthyotoxic, cytotoxic and antimicrobial activity of some sponges of the colombian Caribbean

Sven Zea, Alvaro Medina, Carmenza Duque

• español

  Se determinó la actividad ictiotóxica, citotóxica y antimicrobiana de los extractos acuoso, etanólico y clorofórmico de 11 esponjas de la región de Santa Marta, Caribe colombiano. Todas las esponjas estudiadas presentaron actividad antimicrobiana, 6 resultaron ictiotóxicas y 7 citotóxicas. Ircinia campana, Verongula rígida, Agelas conifera y Didiscus oxeata mostraron actividad en los tres tipos de ensayos.

• English

  The icthyotoxic, cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities of aqueous, ethanol and chloroform extracts of 11 sponges from the Santa Marta region, Colombian Caribbean, were assayed. All studied sponges showed antimicrobial activity; 6 were ichthyotoxic and 7 were cytotoxic. Ircinia campana, Verongula rígida, Agelas conifera and Didiscus oxeata, were found to have activity in all three kinds of tests.