Journal
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY
Volume 23, Issue 5, Pages 873-876Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-010-9601-z
Keywords
Dictyota menstrualis; Antiviral against HIV; Diterpene; Variability
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This study evaluated the variability in the production of an HIV-1 antiviral diterpene in individuals of Dictyota menstrualis throughout reproductive stages. The brown alga Dictyota has an isomorphic biphasic life cycle. The quantification of the active principle by GC-FID indicated a greater production of the diterpene in the female gametophytic phase (42.11 ppm). However, these individuals had the highest variation between individuals (standard deviation of 68.20 ppm in the range from 0.39 to 227 ppm). Sporophytic individuals showed less variability. This variability in the production of the antiviral diterpene is important to the development of future antiviral drugs.
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