Multi-Omic Profiling of Melophlus Sponges Reveals Diverse Metabolomic and Microbiome Architectures that Are Non-overlapping with Ecological Neighbors. [PDF]
, 2020 Marine sponge holobionts, defined as filter-feeding sponge hosts together with their associated microbiomes, are prolific sources of natural products. The inventory of natural products that have been isolated from marine sponges is extensive. Here, using
Agarwal, Vinayak +5 more
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Seasonal Growth Rate of the Sponge Haliclona oculata (Demospongiae: Haplosclerida) [PDF]
, 2008 The interest in sponges has increased rapidly since the discovery of potential new pharmaceutical compounds produced by many sponges. A good method to produce these compounds by using aquaculture of sponges is not yet available, because there is ...
Marieke Koopmans +29 more
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Environmental Flow Regimes for Dysidea avara Sponges [PDF]
, 2008 The aim of our research is to design tank systems to culture Dysidea avara for the production of avarol. Flow information was needed to design culture tanks suitable for effective production. Water flow regimes were characterized over a 1-year period for
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RIPPLE MARKS—The Story Behind the Story
Oceanography, 2013 Larsen A, it was called, the smallest and most northerly of the three Larsen ice shelves that once extended from the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula to the western Weddell Sea.
Cheryl Lyn Dybas
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Natural Cyclic Peptides as an Attractive Modality for Therapeutics: A Mini Review
Molecules, 2018 Peptides are important biomolecules which facilitate the understanding of complex biological processes, which in turn could be serendipitous biological targets for future drugs. They are classified as a unique therapeutic niche and will play an important
Muna Ali Abdalla, Lyndy J. McGaw
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Biological activities of ethanolic extracts from deep-sea antarctic marine sponges [PDF]
, 2013 We report on the screening of ethanolic extracts from 33 deep-sea Antarctic marine sponges for different biological activities. We monitored hemolysis, inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, cytotoxicity towards normal and transformed cells and growth ...
Ambrožič Avguštin, Jerneja +9 more
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Observations on North Dakota Sponges (Haplosclerina: Spongillidae) and Sisyrids (Neuroptera: Sisyridae) [PDF]
, 2017 Factors influencing occurrence, distribution, and ecology of sponges and sisyrids are discussed, with emphasis on northeastern North Dakota. New state records for North Dakota sponges, Eunapius Jraguis Leidy and Ephydatia fluviatilis L. and the sisyrids,
Neel, Joe K +2 more
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New Insights Into the Archaeal Consortium of Tropical Sponges
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 Archaea is a poorly studied domain associated with sponges. Many questions that have been addressed for bacteria still remain largely unknown for archaea.
Marta Turon, Maria J. Uriz
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RNA interference in marine and freshwater sponges [PDF]
, 2011 Background: The marine sponge Tethya wilhelma and the freshwater sponge Ephydatia muelleri are emerging model organisms to study evolution, gene regulation, development, and physiology in non-bilaterian animal systems. Thus far, functional methods (i.e.,
Cieniewicz, Brandon +12 more
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A Historical Overview of Natural Products in Drug Discovery
Metabolites, 2012 Historically, natural products have been used since ancient times and in folklore for the treatment of many diseases and illnesses. Classical natural product chemistry methodologies enabled a vast array of bioactive secondary metabolites from terrestrial
Daniel A. Dias +2 more
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