Detection of Bioactive Compounds in the Mucus Nets of Dendropoma maxima, Sowerby 1825 (Prosobranch Gastropod Vermetidae, Mollusca)
Figure 2
HPTLC plate image (detail) obtained from the screening for bioactive secondary metabolites in ethyl acetate extracts (5 veils mL−1 solvent) of in situ (with plankton, (a)) and ex situ (without plankton, (b)) mucus nets from Dendropoma maxima. Detection was performed after the plate was immersed into a bioluminescent Vibrio fischeri suspension. M1–M5: bioactive metabolites with decreasing polarity; dotted line displays zone of application. Concentrations on plate: 20–80 μL/band. Dark spots denote luminescence inhibition (M1, M3–M5); white spots (M2) denote luminescence enhancement. .
