Identification of Bioactive Compounds from Marine Actinobacteria and Fungi
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2022) | Viewed by 21953
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Interests: microorganism; marine actinobacteria; biotechnological production; proteomics; identification; purification; quantitative
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Interests: marine actinomycetes; metabolomics; natural products; antibiotics; biosynthetic gene clusters; keratinases
Interests: actinomycetes; secondary metabolites; bioactive proteins; fermentation; isolation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microorganisms are by far the most notable and most prolific source of bioactive compounds and possess, over other producers, such as plants and animals, the advantage of being relatively easy to isolate and cultivate. Among microorganisms, actinobacteria and fungi remain an outstanding source of bioactive compounds with potential application to various fields. It is a matter of fact that the curve of discovery for new bioactive compounds has come to a near-saturation situation due to redundancy in the isolation of both microorganisms and biosynthetic pathways. However, discovery and development from unexplored environments have been proved a successful strategy when pursuing for microbial novelty. Besides a wealth of information about terrestrial actinobacteria and fungi, marine environments, which represent a large part of the Earth’s biosphere, still remain mostly unexplored. Marine environments are, therefore, inspiring the search for new bioactive molecules of interest such as nutraceuticals, proteins, and pharmaceuticals for various applications.
The goal of this Special Issue is to describe, by original research articles or reviews, the identification, characterization and production of Bioactive Compounds from Marine Actinobacteria and Fungi. The originality of the manuscripts will be established in consideration of the novelty, not only of the bioactive compounds, but also of the producer microorganisms, of the strain isolation methodology, or of the particular habitat explored. Finally, improvement of fermentation conditions and design of enhanced bioprocesses involving marine actinobacteria and fungi will be considered in view of their efforts to reduce production costs and to achieve high-quality bioactive compounds.
Dr. Fabrizio Beltrametti
Dr. Beatriz Cámara
Dr. Francesca Berini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactive molecules
- secondary metabolites
- bioactive proteins
- antibiotic
- anticancer
- immunosuppressant
- antiviral
- fermentation improvement
- bioprocesses
- bioreactors
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