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INTERINSTITUTIONAL POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM NKUA-HCMR
OCEANOGRAPHY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
NATURAL PRODUCTS FROM MARINE ORGANISMS AND THEIR USE
- Metabolites from marine organisms and their potential uses.
- Factors affecting the chemical diversity characterizing the metabolites of marine macro- and microorganisms.
- Sources/structures/activity and applications of representative metabolites from various marine organisms (algae, sponges, ascidians, corals mollusks etc).
- Ecological roles dictating the biosynthesis of marine metabolites and their importance for the detection/isolation of bioactive compounds.
- Raw materials from marine organisms.
- Presence of biotoxins produced by marine organisms and their potential for beneficial applications.
- Drugs from the sea.
- Secondary marine metabolites approved as commercial drugs and marine natural products that have applications in the cosmetics sector and the prevention of biofouling.