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12 Miscellaneous
Compounds
Several freshwater plants also produce a number of compounds for the treatment
of central nervous system (CNS)-related disorders. Such compounds include anti-
epileptics (anticonvulsants), anxiolytics, antinociceptives, etc. Similarly, the above
plant species produce bioactive compounds with antihyperlipidemic, antiplatelet,
and hepatoprotective activities.
OSCILLATORIA AGARDHII GOMONT
(= PLANKTOTHRIX AGARDHII )
Phylum: Cyanobacteria Calass: Cyanophyceae
Order: Oscillatoriales Family: Oscillatoriaceae
Distribution: Europe, Southwest Asia, Australia, New Zealand
Habitat: Freshwater habitats, lakes
Description: The ilaments (100 × 4 µm) of this species are solitary, straight or
slightly waved, isopolar and free living, and without a sheath. The cells of
trichomes (4 × 10 µm) are cylindrical and with slight tapering at the ends.
Compounds and activities: The bioactive compounds isolated from this species
include oscillapeptide 97-A and -B, oscillacyclin, and anabaenopeptins B
and F. Oscillapeptin of this species is a trypsin inhibitor (Sano et al., 1998).
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