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Conventional and unconventional antimicrobials from fish, marine invertebrates and micro-algae
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dc.contributor.author | Smith, Valerie Jane | |
dc.contributor.author | Desbois, Andrew Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Dyrynda, Elisabeth | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-14T15:31:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-12-14T15:31:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-04-14 | |
dc.identifier.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 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1660-3397 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 3971178 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: 049b407c-539c-4518-a6b6-0d91fcfcd342 | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 77952579210 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/3300 | |
dc.description.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. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Marine Drugs | en |
dc.rights | © 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/). | en |
dc.subject | Amphipathicity | en |
dc.subject | Antimicrobial peptides | en |
dc.subject | Fatty acids | en |
dc.subject | Innate defence | en |
dc.subject | Pigments | en |
dc.subject | QH301 Biology | en |
dc.subject | SDG 14 - Life Below Water | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QH301 | en |
dc.title | Conventional and unconventional antimicrobials from fish, marine invertebrates and micro-algae | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.description.version | Publisher PDF | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Biology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3390/md8041213 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77952579210&partnerID=8YFLogxK | en |
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