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Exploitation of marine algae: biogenic compounds for potential antifouling applications

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Bhadury, Punyasloke, Wright, PhillipC.·2004·Planta

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Marine algae are one of the largest producers of biomass in the marine environment. They produce a wide variety of chemically active metabolites in their surroundings, potentially as an aid to protect themselves against other settling organisms. These active metabolites, also known as biogenic compounds, produced by several species of marine macro- and micro-algae, have antibacterial, antialgal, antimacrofouling and antifungal properties, which are effective in the prevention of biofouling, and have other likely uses, e.g. in therapeutics. The isolated substances with potent antifouling activity belong to groups of fatty acids, lipopeptides, amides, alkaloids, terpenoids, lactones, pyrroles and steroids. These biogenic compounds have the potential to be produced commercially using metabolic engineering techniques. Therefore, isolation of biogenic compounds and determination of their structure could provide leads for future development of, for example, environmentally friendly antifouling paints. This paper mainly discusses the successes of such research, and the future applications in the context of understanding the systems biology of micro-algae and cyanobacteria.

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  • Chemical defense is widely present in the algae group against bacteria, fungus, protozoans, aquatic invertebrates, other algae and even viruses.

    “Chemical defense is widely present in the ‘algae group’ against bacteria, fungus, protozoans, aquatic invertebrates, other algae and even viruses [63–65].”

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  • The majority of antibiotic extracts studied so far have been from marine macro- and micro-algae, but they are also present in many freshwater species.

    “The majority of antibiotic extracts studied so far have been from marine macro- and micro-algae [65–67]; however, they are also present in many freshwater species [67–69].”

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Authors
Bhadury, P., & Wright, P.
Affiliations
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (GB)
Venue
Planta
Published
2004-06-24
Volume
219
Issue
4
Pages
561-78
ISSN
  • 0032-0935 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-2048
OpenAlex
W2134569770
Cited by
327
References
236
Citations by year
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FWCI
23.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Planta (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle Univesity)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Ocean Engineering › Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biotechnology › Marine Sponges and Natural Products
Keywords
marine algae, bioactive metabolites, antifouling compounds, antifouling, antifouling paints, lipopeptides, terpenoids, alkaloids, fatty acids, metabolic engineering, cyanobacteria, microalgae, systems biology, natural product isolation
MeSH terms
Cyanobacteria, Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Antifungal Agents, Marine Biology, Models, Chemical, Organic Chemicals, Eukaryota

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