Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
CHARA GLOBULARIS
J.L. THUILLER, 1799
Phylum: Charophyta
Class: Charophyceae
Order: Charales
Family: Characeae
Common name: Stone worts
Distribution: Europe, South Asia, Southwest Asia, Australia, New Zealand
Habitat: Lakes, rivers, brackish waters
Description: This monoecious, green-colored plant species, which is either
annual or perennial, grows to a maximum height of only 50 cm and has
6-10 green branchlets of 7-12 segments each.
Compounds and activities: The cytokinins isolated from the extracts of this
species possess antibacterial activities. The other similar bioactive com-
pound of this species is charamin, a quaternary ammonium ion (Anthoni
et al.,
1987).
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charamin
