The marine environment represents a prosperous existing resource for bioprospecting,
covering 70% of the planet earth, and hosting a huge biodiversity. Advances in the research …

Background: The well-recognized but not fully explored antioxidant activity of marine-biota-
derived, biologically active substances has led to interest in their study as substitutes of …

Bioassay-guided fractionation and chromatographic separation of a deep-sea fungus
Aspergillus versicolor resulted in the isolation of 22 phenolic compounds, of which six were …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) attack biological molecules, such as lipids, proteins,
enzymes, DNA, and RNA, causing cellular and tissue damage. Hence, the disturbance of …

The search for novel biologically active molecules has extended to the screening of
organisms associated with less explored environments. In this sense, Oceans, which cover …

Oxidative stress originates from an elevated intracellular level of free oxygen radicals that
cause lipid peroxidation, protein denaturation, DNA hydroxylation, and apoptosis, ultimately …

A growing number of marine fungi are the sources of novel and potentially life-saving
bioactive secondary metabolites. Here, we have discussed some of these novel …

A number of useful metabolites with cosmeceutical potential have been reported from
marine sources over the last several years. Marine life, particularly sponge, algae, tunicates …

Covering: 2006 to mid-2010 Marine-derived fungi continue to produce structurally unique
secondary metabolites, a considerable number of which display promising biological and …

The demand for natural products isolated from microalgae has increased over the last
decade and has drawn the attention from the food, cosmetic and nutraceutical industries …