Mustansiriyah University（Iraq ）A doctoral thesis at Mustansiriyah University discusses the activities of microbial antioxidants from locally isolated macroalgae extracts

A PhD thesis at the College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, discussed the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of locally isolated macroalgae extracts.

The thesis submitted by the student, Rasul Abdul Rasoul Ali, aims to:
To isolate algae present in the Iraqi environment, diagnose their compounds and determine their effectiveness as antibacterial and antioxidant.

The thesis included the use of an animal model in the experiment of algal extracts, and the analysis of their effects on kidney and liver functions.

The thesis concluded, that algae possesses a great efficacy that can be used as antibacterials isolated from urinary tract infections.