Mangroves are salt-tolerant forest ecosystem that extends between tropical and subtropicalintertidal regions of the world. Mangroves are biochemically unique vegetation that produce wide array of naturalproducts with ...Mangroves are salt-tolerant forest ecosystem that extends between tropical and subtropicalintertidal regions of the world. Mangroves are biochemically unique vegetation that produce wide array of naturalproducts with immense medicinal potential. These plants are the most valuable resources and provide economicand ecological benefits to the coastal people. Natural products from these plants are of great interest as theyprovide innumerable direct and indirect benefits to human beings for the discovery of novel antimicrobial andother bioactive compounds. They possess active metabolites with some novel chemical structures that belong todiverse chemical classes such as alkaloids, phenol, steroids, terpenoids and tannins. Several mangrove specieshave been used in traditional medicine or have few applications as insecticide and pesticide. To date, severalmangroves, and their associated species and solvent extracts are screened for antimicrobial activity along withthe presence of potent bioactive compounds. The present article emphasizes and creates awareness aboutthe potential mangrove plants and their associates as a source of biologically active compounds with potentantimicrobial properties. This paper also elaborates the mechanisms of action and various methods for screeningof antimicrobial compounds.展开更多
文摘Mangroves are salt-tolerant forest ecosystem that extends between tropical and subtropicalintertidal regions of the world. Mangroves are biochemically unique vegetation that produce wide array of naturalproducts with immense medicinal potential. These plants are the most valuable resources and provide economicand ecological benefits to the coastal people. Natural products from these plants are of great interest as theyprovide innumerable direct and indirect benefits to human beings for the discovery of novel antimicrobial andother bioactive compounds. They possess active metabolites with some novel chemical structures that belong todiverse chemical classes such as alkaloids, phenol, steroids, terpenoids and tannins. Several mangrove specieshave been used in traditional medicine or have few applications as insecticide and pesticide. To date, severalmangroves, and their associated species and solvent extracts are screened for antimicrobial activity along withthe presence of potent bioactive compounds. The present article emphasizes and creates awareness aboutthe potential mangrove plants and their associates as a source of biologically active compounds with potentantimicrobial properties. This paper also elaborates the mechanisms of action and various methods for screeningof antimicrobial compounds.
