Investigation of the Unsaponifiable and Saponifiable Matters of Higginsia sp. sponge by GC/MS | ||
| Journal of Advanced Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2023, Pages 49-68 PDF (866.02 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jabps.2023.167962.1170 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hanaa Elkhouly* 1; Eman Attia2; Amgad Khedr3; Mamdouh Nabil Samy4; Mostafa Fuoad5 | ||
| 1Pharmacognosy department faculty of pharmacy Minia university, Minia, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt | ||
| 3Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Port Said University, Port Said 42526, Egypt. | ||
| 4Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt | ||
| 5Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Sponges (phylum Porifera) are sessile marine filter feeders that have developed efficient defense mechanisms against foreign attackers such as viruses, bacteria, or eukaryotic organisms. Marine sponges considered to be a great source of pharmacologically of pharmacologically-active chemicals from marine organisms. Higginsia sp. (Family Desmoxyidae) was collected from the Red Sea and possesses a great number of secondary metabolites. The present study showed that, the unsaponifiable matter of Higginsia sp. contains various compounds identified as hydrocarbons (23.07%), fatty alcohols (32.32%) as well as other oxygenated compounds (21.62%). While, the saponifiable matter contains various compounds identified as methyl and ethyl esters of saturated fatty acids (34.54%) in addition to unsaturated fatty acids (35.37%) while other compounds (30.09%) couldn’t be identified. The identification of the compounds depends on the retention time and mass spectrum. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Higginsia sp; Desmoxyidae; Unsaponifiable Matter; Saponifiable Matter; GC/MS | ||
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