Acrylic Acid, an "Antibiotic" Principle in Phaeocystis Blooms in Antarctic Waters

An acidic algal substance has been isolated and characterized as the sodium salt. Synthetic sodium acrylate possesses chemical and antibacterial properties identical with those of the natural product. This observation identifies the algal substance in the stomach contents of euphausids, the diet of...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1960-09, Vol.132 (3428), p.676-677
Main Author: Sieburth, John McNeill
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acrylates
Algae
Animals
Antarctic Regions
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibacterials
Bones
Drosophila
Eukaryota - chemistry
Haptophyta
Meiosis
Microorganisms
Old Medline
Ova
Salts
Sodium
Spheniscidae
Water
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Summary:An acidic algal substance has been isolated and characterized as the sodium salt. Synthetic sodium acrylate possesses chemical and antibacterial properties identical with those of the natural product. This observation identifies the algal substance in the stomach contents of euphausids, the diet of pygoscelid penguins, which inhibits the penguin gastro-intestinal microflora.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.132.3428.676