[HTML][HTML] Current trends on seaweeds: Looking at chemical composition, phytopharmacology, and cosmetic applications

B Salehi, J Sharifi-Rad, AML Seca, DCGA Pinto… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds have received huge interest in recent years given their promising potentialities.
Their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, hypolipemic, and anticoagulant effects are …

Evolution and diversity of assembly-line polyketide synthases: Focus review

A Nivina, KP Yuet, J Hsu, C Khosla - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Assembly-line polyketide synthases (PKSs) are among the most complex protein
machineries known in nature, responsible for the biosynthesis of numerous compounds …

[HTML][HTML] Marine natural products

JW Blunt, BR Copp, RA Keyzers, MHG Munro… - Natural Product …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2013. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2014, 31, 160–258 This review covers the
literature published in 2013 for marine natural products (MNPs), with 982 citations (644 for …

The pharmaceutical industry and natural products: historical status and new trends

B David, JL Wolfender, DA Dias - Phytochemistry Reviews, 2015 - Springer
Owing to the high diversity of terrestrial and marine organisms, natural products (secondary
metabolites) are some of the most successful source of drug leads for the treatment of many …

[HTML][HTML] Marine bacterial secondary metabolites: A treasure house for structurally unique and effective antimicrobial compounds

R Srinivasan, A Kannappan, C Shi, X Lin - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance reduces the effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs
in preventing and treating infectious diseases caused by pathogenic organisms, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Marine sponge derived natural products between 2001 and 2010: trends and opportunities for discovery of bioactives

MF Mehbub, J Lei, C Franco, W Zhang - Marine drugs, 2014 - mdpi.com
Marine sponges belonging to the phylum Porifera (Metazoa), evolutionarily the oldest
animals are the single best source of marine natural products. The present review presents …

Tackling antibiotic resistance

K Bush, P Courvalin, G Dantas, J Davies… - Nature Reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
The development and spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria is a universal threat to both
humans and animals that is generally not preventable but can nevertheless be controlled …

[HTML][HTML] From marine origin to therapeutics: The antitumor potential of marine algae-derived compounds

C Alves, J Silva, S Pinteus, H Gaspar… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Marine environment has demonstrated to be an interesting source of compounds with
uncommon and unique chemical features on which the molecular modeling and chemical …

Genomic insights into the marine sponge microbiome

U Hentschel, J Piel, SM Degnan… - Nature Reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Marine sponges (phylum Porifera) often contain dense and diverse microbial communities,
which can constitute up to 35% of the sponge biomass. The genome of one sponge …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolites from marine microorganisms, micro, and macroalgae: Immense scope for pharmacology

N Barzkar, ST Jahromi, HB Poorsaheli, F Vianello - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
Marine organisms produce a large array of natural products with relevance in drug
discovery. These compounds have biological activities such as antioxidant, antibacterial …