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. 2024 Jan 3;14:1230608. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1230608

TABLE 5.

Classification statistics for antibacterial effects of active substances extracted from the coral.

Active ingredient Source Strain Concentration a Reference
Sesquiterpenoids Anthogorgia sp. Staphylococcus aureus 100 μg/mL (Y) JI and Liu (2018)
Sesquiterpenoids Muriceides collaris Vibrio anguillarum, Vibrio harveyi, and Vibrio alginolyticus 0.1, 1, 10, and 100 μg/mL (Y) Shi (2009)
Sesquiterpenoids Litophyton arboreum Bacillus cereus 1.8 μmol (Y) Abou El-Kassem et al. (2018)
Sesquiterpenoids Paralemnalia thyrsoide Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, and Aspergillus niger 0.221–2.248 µmol (MIC) Elshamy et al. (2021)
Sesquiterpenoids Lemnalia sp. Bacillus subtilis 4–8 μg/mL (MIC) Liu et al. (2022)
Sesquiterpenoids Xenia sp. Lagenidium thermophilum 25 μg/mL (MIC) Phan et al. (2019)
Diterpene Junceella juncea Fungi: Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans, and Penicillium notatum 200 μg/mL (Y) Murthy et al. (2011)
Diterpene Lobophytum pauciflorum Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae 20 µg/mL (Y) Yan et al. (2010)
Diterpene Dichotella gemmacea Staphylococcus albus and Staphylococcus aureus 10–20 μmol/mL (MIC) Sun (2012)
Diterpene Lobophytum sp. Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae Zhao et al. (2013a)
Diterpene Lemnalia sp. Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus 4–64 μg/mL (MIC) Yan et al. (2021)
Diterpene Dichotella gemmacea Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus megaterium and Gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli 0.05 mg (Y) Li et al. (2016)
Diterpene Trypanosoma brucei and Leishmania donovani ≤1 μM and <0.2 μM (IC50) Thao et al. (2015)
Diterpene Nephthea sp. Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli 2.4, 3.0, and 6.0 µg/mL (MIC/MBC) Ishii et al. (2016)
Terpenoids Sarcophyton trocheliophorum Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria 0.5, 1, 2.5, and 5 mg/mL (Y) Gomaa et al. (2016)
Steroids Sarcophyton sp. Escherichia coli, Bacillus megaterium, Microbotryum violaceum, and Septoria tritici Wang et al. (2013a)
Steroids Carijoa sp. Pseudomonas putida, Bacillus cereus, and Tetragenococcus halophilus 31 nM (Y) Zhao (2013)
Steroids Sarcophyton sp. Staphylococcus albus 20 μmol (Y) Sun et al. (2013)
Steroids Carijoa sp. Pseudomonas putida 31 nM (Y) Zhao et al. (2013c)
Diterpene and steroidal saponin Dichotella gemmacea Bacillus megaterium and Botrytis cinerea Jiang (2013)
Polyphenol Talaromyces sp. Escherichia coli, MRSA, Staphylococcus. aureus, and Enterococcus faecalis 0.45–15.6 μg/mL (MIC) Li et al. (2021b)
Lobophorin Lophelia pertusa Pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus 40–80 μg/mL (MIC) Braña et al. (2017)
BCE Sarcophyton sp. Pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis 37 and 73 µg/µL (MIC) Bai (2011)
Xenia sp. Lagenidium thermophilum 25 μg/mL (MIC) Phan et al. (2019)
Nephthea sp. Lagenidium thermophilum 12.5 μg/mL (MIC) Tani et al. (2019)
Muricella sibogae Vibrio anguillarum 0.1, 1, 10, and 100 μg/mL (Y) Li (2010b)
Sinularia polydactyla Gram-positive bacteria: Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus megaterium 3.9–62.5 μg/mL (MIC) Aboutabl el et al. (2013)
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Y refers to the medication