Recent Reports on Bioactive Compounds from Marine Cyanobacteria in Relation to Human Health Applications [PDF]
Life, 2023 The ocean is a valuable natural resource that contains numerous biologically active compounds with various bioactivities. The marine environment comprises unexplored sources that can be utilized to isolate novel compounds with bioactive properties ...
R. M. T. D. Perera +3 more
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Review of Marine Cyanobacteria and the Aspects Related to Their Roles: Chemical, Biological Properties, Nitrogen Fixation and Climate Change [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2023 Marine cyanobacteria are an ancient group of photosynthetic microbes dating back to 3.5 million years ago. They are prolific producers of bioactive secondary metabolites.
Hesham R. El-Seedi +11 more
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A Multi-Omics Characterization of the Natural Product Potential of Tropical Filamentous Marine Cyanobacteria [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2021 Microbial natural products are important for the understanding of microbial interactions, chemical defense and communication, and have also served as an inspirational source for numerous pharmaceutical drugs.
Tiago Leão +20 more
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Marine Cyanobacteria: A Rich Source of Structurally Unique Anti-Infectives for Drug Development [PDF]
MoleculesMarine cyanobacteria represent a promising yet underexplored source of novel natural products with potent biological activities. Historically, the focus has been on isolating cytotoxic compounds from marine cyanobacteria, but a substantial number of ...
Lik Tong Tan, Nurul Farhana Salleh
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Marine Cyanobacteria: A Source of Lead Compounds and their Clinically-Relevant Molecular Targets [PDF]
Molecules, 2020 The prokaryotic filamentous marine cyanobacteria are photosynthetic microbes that are found in diverse marine habitats, ranging from epiphytic to endolithic communities.
Lik Tong Tan, Ma Yadanar Phyo
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Synthetic biology in marine cyanobacteria: Advances and challenges [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 The current economic and environmental context requests an accelerating development of sustainable alternatives for the production of various target compounds.
Barbara Bourgade, Karin Stensjö
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Marine Cyanobacteria as Sources of Lead Anticancer Compounds: A Review of Families of Metabolites with Cytotoxic, Antiproliferative, and Antineoplastic Effects [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 The marine environment is highly diverse, each living creature fighting to establish and proliferate. Among marine organisms, cyanobacteria are astounding secondary metabolite producers representing a wonderful source of biologically active molecules ...
Benjamín Robles-Bañuelos +4 more
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Marine Cyanobacteria Compounds with Anticancer Properties: A Review on the Implication of Apoptosis
Marine Drugs, 2012 Marine cyanobacteria have been considered a rich source of secondary metabolites with potential biotechnological applications, namely in the pharmacological field.
Rosário Martins +5 more
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Nitrogenase gene amplicons from global marine surface waters are dominated by genes of non-cyanobacteria. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Cyanobacteria are thought to be the main N(2)-fixing organisms (diazotrophs) in marine pelagic waters, but recent molecular analyses indicate that non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs are also present and active.
Hanna Farnelid +8 more
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Advances in the Biotechnological Potential of Brazilian Marine Microalgae and Cyanobacteria
Molecules, 2020 Due the worldwide need to improve care for the environment and people, there is a great demand for the development of new renewable, sustainable, and less polluting technologies for food, health, and environmental industries.
Deborah Terra de Oliveira +4 more
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