Over the last decade, genome sequences and other-omics datasets have been produced for
a wide range of microalgae, and several others are on the way. Marine microalgae possess …

In marine ecosystems, dinoflagellates can become highly abundant and even dominant at
times, despite their comparatively slow growth rates. One factor that may play a role in their …

Marine microalgae are considered a potentially new and valuable source of biologically
active molecules for applications in the food industry as well as in the pharmaceutical …

There is an urgent need to discover new drug entities due to the increased incidence of
severe diseases as cancer and neurodegenerative pathologies, and reducing efficacy of …

Fatty acids, which are essential cell membrane constituents and fuel storage molecules, are
thought to share a common evolutionary origin with polyketide toxins in eukaryotes. While …

Ciguatera poisoning results from the consumption of fish and marine invertebrates
contaminated with lipid soluble toxins known as ciguatoxins (CTXs) that are produced by …

Saxitoxin is an alkaloid neurotoxin originally isolated from the clam Saxidomus giganteus in
1957. This group of neurotoxins is produced by several species of freshwater cyanobacteria …

Enzymes are essential components of biological reactions and play important roles in the
scaling and optimization of many industrial processes. Due to the growing commercial …

Dinoflagellates are phytoplanktonic organisms found in both freshwater and marine habitats.
They are often studied because related to harmful algal blooms but they are also known to …

Background Marine microbial protists, in particular, dinoflagellates, produce polyketide
toxins with ecosystem-wide and human health impacts. Species of Gambierdiscus produce …