Genome-Based Studies of Marine Microorganisms to Maximize the Diversity of Natural Products Discovery for Medical Treatments
Author
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-08-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Marine microorganisms are rich source for natural products which play important roles in pharmaceutical industry.
Over the past decade, genome-based studies of marine microorganisms have unveiled the tremendous diversity of the producers of natural products and also contributed to the efficiency of harness the strain diversity and chemical diversity, as well as the genetic diversity of marine microorganisms for the rapid discovery and generation of new natural products.
In the meantime, genomic information retrieved from marine symbiotic microorganisms can also be employed for the discovery of new medical molecules from yet-unculturable microorganisms.
In this paper, the recent progress in the genomic research of marine microorganisms is reviewed; new tools of genome mining as well as the advance in the activation of orphan pathways and metagenomic studies are summarized.
Genome-based research of marine microorganisms will maximize the biodiscovery process and solve the problems of supply and sustainability of drug molecules for medical treatments.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhao, Xin-Qing. 2011. Genome-Based Studies of Marine Microorganisms to Maximize the Diversity of Natural Products Discovery for Medical Treatments. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467852
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhao, Xin-Qing. Genome-Based Studies of Marine Microorganisms to Maximize the Diversity of Natural Products Discovery for Medical Treatments. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467852
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhao, Xin-Qing. Genome-Based Studies of Marine Microorganisms to Maximize the Diversity of Natural Products Discovery for Medical Treatments. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467852
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467852