Conventional and unconventional antimicrobials from fish, marine invertebrates and micro-algae
Date
14/04/2010Keywords
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Abstract
All eukaryotic organisms, single-celled or multi-cellular, produce a diverse array of natural anti-infective agents that, in addition to conventional antimicrobial peptides, also include proteins and other molecules often not regarded as part of the innate defences. Examples range from histones, fatty acids, and other structural components of cells to pigments and regulatory proteins. These probably represent very ancient defence factors that have been re-used in new ways during evolution. This review discusses the nature, biological role in host protection and potential biotechnological uses of some of these compounds, focusing on those from fish, marine invertebrates and marine micro-algae.
Citation
Smith , V J , Desbois , A P & Dyrynda , E 2010 , ' Conventional and unconventional antimicrobials from fish, marine invertebrates and micro-algae ' , Marine Drugs , vol. 8 , no. 4 , pp. 1213-1262 . https://doi.org/10.3390/md8041213
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Marine Drugs
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Peer reviewed
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1660-3397Type
Journal article
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© 2010 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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