Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (1+1)

5.1.8. Ascidians

Ascidians synthesize bioactive substances which are cytotoxic. Samples of the species Cystodytes dellechiajei, Euherdmania sp., and an unidentified species belonging to the Holozoidae family were extracted in methanol 5:1 (v/w). The extracts were tested for cytotoxicity using the brine shrimp lethality assay, sea urchin egg development assay, hemolysis assay.