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. 2022 Sep 20;78(2):291–305. doi: 10.1007/s11756-022-01207-3

Table 3.

Studies showed the antifungal activity of various algal strains

Algae Antifungal compound Fungal agent Reference
Laurencia composita Laurecomin B Colletotrichum lagenarium Li et al. 2012
Laminaria Laminarin-based formulation Vacciplant Zymoseptoria tritici de Borba et al. 2022
Laurencia okamurai Seco-laurokamurone, laurepoxyene, 3β-hydroperoxyaplysin, 3α-hydroperoxy-3-epiaplysin, 8,10-dibromoisoaplysin, and laurokamurene D Cryptococcus neoformans, Candida glabrata, Trichophyton rubrum and Aspergillus fumigatus Yu et al. 2015
Symphyocladia latiuscula Symphyocladin A, symphyocladin B, symphyocladin C, symphyocladin D, symphyocladin E, symphyocladin F, symphyocladin G and Bromocatechols. Candida albicans Xu et al. 2012, 2013, 2014
Ulva fasciata Phenolic, flavonoid contents Penicillium digitatum, Penicillium expansum and Penicillium italicum Fayzi et al. 2022
Haplophyllum sieversii Flindersine, anhydroevoxine, haplamine & lignan eudesmin C. fragariae, C. gloeosporioides, C. acutatum, Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium oxysporum, and Phomopsis obscurans Cantrell et al. 2005
Ecklonia cava Dieckol Trichophyton rubrum Lee 2010
Methoxybifurcarenone Cystoseira tamariscifolia Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium oxysporum sp. mycopersici and Verticillium alboatrum respectively Bennamara et al. 1999
Eisenia bicyclis Fucofuroeckol-A Candida albicans Kim et al. 2018