Table 2.
Biological activity of aqueous/ethanol extracts of sea anemones.
| Species | Hemolytic Activity, MC100 ± SE | Cytotoxic Activity | Antimicrobial Activity, MC10 ± SE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murine Splenocytes, MC70 ± SE, μg |
Ehrlich Carcinoma Cells, MC70 ± SE, μg |
B | S | C | ||
| Stomphia coccinea | 15.3 ± 0.05/– | –/– | 15.3 ± 0.09/14.5 ± 0.10 * | 8.5 ± 0.03/– | 8.5 ± 0.06/– | 8.5 ± 0.12/– |
| Actinostola callosa | 7.6 ± 0.12/– | –/– | 7.6 ± 0.04 **/7.5 ± 0.06 * | –/– | –/12.5 ± 0.09 | –/– |
| Actinostola faeculenta | 35.5 ± 0.01/– | –/9.3 ± 0.02 | 35.5 ± 0.8 */9.3 ± 0.05 * | –/– | –/– | –/– |
|
Liponema brevicorne (Kuril Islands) |
8.8 ± 0.04/– | 8.8 ± 0.09 */– | –/– | 4.6 ± 0.08/– | –/– | –/– |
|
Liponema brevicorne (Commander Islands) |
–/7.6 ± 0.12 | –/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | –/– |
|
Corallimorphus cf. pilatus (Kuril Islands) |
15.0 ± 0.04/45.0 ± 0.08 | –/– | 15.0 ± 0.25 **/9.0 ± 0.08 | 10.0 ± 0.04/– | 10.0 ± 0.08/– | 10.0 ± 0.03/– |
|
Corallimorphus cf. pilatus
(Commander Islands) |
–/– | –/– | –/31.0 ± 0.06 | –/– | –/– | –/– |
* MC30; ** MC50; –, no activity; SE, standard error; B, Bacillus subtilis; S, Staphylococcus aureus; C, Candida albicans; MC10, lack of bacteria growth till 10 mm.