I read about this group at Georgia Tech that is using desorption electrospray mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) to detect small organic compounds on the surface of plants off the coast of the Fiji islands. In this report and in a PNAS paper, they have focused their attention on one particular type of seaweed is very good at fighting off microbial infections. They were able to identify 28 different anti-fungal compounds from this one species and preliminary testing suggests they have anti-malarial effects.
Monday, April 13, 2009
DESI-MS Detects Potential Drugs on Seaweed
I read about this group at Georgia Tech that is using desorption electrospray mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) to detect small organic compounds on the surface of plants off the coast of the Fiji islands. In this report and in a PNAS paper, they have focused their attention on one particular type of seaweed is very good at fighting off microbial infections. They were able to identify 28 different anti-fungal compounds from this one species and preliminary testing suggests they have anti-malarial effects.
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