Cited by 201Marine Sponges and Natural ProductsMicrobial Natural Products and BiosynthesisAlgal biology and biofuel production

Potential of sponges and microalgae for marine biotechnology

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Wijffels, René H.·2008·Trends in biotechnology

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Marine organisms can be used to produce several novel products that have applications in new medical technologies, in food and feed ingredients and as biofuels. In this paper two examples are described: the development of marine drugs from sponges and the use of microalgae to produce bulk chemicals and biofuels. Many sponges produce bioactive compounds with important potential applications as medical drugs. Recent developments in metagenomics, in the culturing of associated microorganisms from sponges and in the development of sponge cell-lines have the potential to solve the issue of supply, which is the main limitation for sponge exploitation. For the production of microalgal products at larger scales and the production of biofuels, major technological breakthroughs need to be realized to increase the product yield.

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Authors
Wijffels, R. H.
Affiliations
Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Corresponding author
Wijffels, René H.
Venue
Trends in biotechnology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-01
Volume
26
Issue
1
Pages
26-31
ISSN
0167-7799 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2057965171
Cited by
201
References
29
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Trends in biotechnology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (acceptedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biotechnology › Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
Keywords
marine sponges, microalgae, marine biotechnology, bioactive compounds, sponge-associated microorganisms, metagenomics, microalgal biofuels
MeSH terms
Polyether Polyketides, Animals, Bioelectric Energy Sources, Biotechnology, Cells, Cultured, Ethers, Cyclic, Marine Biology, Porifera, Macrolides, Bioreactors, Genomics, Eukaryota

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