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Cyanobacterial diversity held in microbial biological resource centers as a bio...
Ramos, Vitor; Morais, João; Castelo-Branco, Raquel; Pinheiro, Ângela; Martins, Joana; Regueiras, Ana; Pereira, Ana L.; Lopes, Viviana R.Cyanobacteria are a well-known source of bioproducts which renders culturable strains a valuable resource for biotechnology purposes. We describe here the establishment of a cyanobacterial culture collection (CC) and present the first version of the strain catalog and its online database (http://lege.ciimar.up.pt/). The LEGE CC holds 386 strains, mainly collected in coastal (48%), estuarine (11%), and fresh (34...
Picocyanobacteria from a clade of marine cyanobium revealed bioactive potential...
Costa, Maria Sofia; Costa, Margarida; Ramos, Vitor; Leão, Pedro N.; Barreiro, Aldo; Vasconcelos, Vítor; Martins, RosarioThe production of bioactive compounds either toxic or with pharmacological applications by cyanobacteria is well established. However, picoplanktonic forms within this group of organisms have rarely been studied in this context. In this study, the toxicological potential of picocyanobacteria from a clade of marine Cyanobium strains isolated from the Portuguese coast was examined using different biological model...
Exploring bioactive properties of marine cyanobacteria Isolated from the Portug...
Costa, Margarida; Garcia, Mónica; Costa-Rodrigues, Joao; Costa, Maria Sofia; Ribeiro, Maria João; Fernandes, Maria Helena; Barros, PiedadeThe oceans remain a major source of natural compounds with potential in pharmacology. In particular, during the last few decades, marine cyanobacteria have been in focus as producers of interesting bioactive compounds, especially for the treatment of cancer. In this study, the anticancer potential of extracts from twenty eight marine cyanobacteria strains, belonging to the underexplored picoplanktonic genera, C...