Pterocladia capillacea

M. I. Errea and M. C. Matulewicz, Cold water-soluble polysaccharides from tetrasporic Pterocladia capillacea, Phytochemistry, 37 (1994) 1075-1078. 

Other anti-HSV sulphated PS included sulphated galactans from the marine alga Bostrychia montagnei [89], the red seaweed Pterocladia capillacea [90], extracts of Cryptopleura ramosa and Nothogenia fastigiata, two red seaweeds from the South American coast [91,92], and fucoidans from the brown seaweed utricularis [93]. 

Many reports have been published on antibacterial effects of volatile oils from algae. However, antibacterial activity of the active constituent of the volatile oil has not been reported. We used only the first publication on antibacterial activity of volatile oils in algae and excluded the subsequent ones. Various fractions obtained from Enteromorpha showed antibacterial activity, and inhibited Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Antibacterial action of this alga was at least partially attributed to its volatile components [17, 80]. Essential oil of Pterocladia capillacea was found to be active against bacteria and fungus [24],... 

Errea, M.I. and Matulewicz, M.C. (2003) Unusual structures in the polysaccharides from the red seaweed Pterocladia capillacea (Gelidiaceae, Gelidiales). Carbohydr. Res., 338,943-953. 

Sciuto, S., Chdlemi, R., and Piattelli, M. (1988b) Onium compounds from the red alga Pterocladia capillacea. J. Nat. Prod., 51, 322-325. 

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