Marine Drugs, Volume 22, Issue 9

The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), originally from the western Atlantic Ocean, has recently spread to the Mediterranean and is now considered one of the one hundred most invasive species in that region. This opportunistic species, known for its ada...

A novel vibriophage vB_VpaM_XM1 (XM1) was described in the present study. Morphological analysis revealed that phage XM1 had Myovirus morphology, with an oblate icosahedral head and a long contractile tail. The genome size of XM1 is 46,056 bp, with a...

As a natural preservative, nisin is widely used in the food industry, while its application in biomedicine is limited due to its susceptibility to interference from external conditions. In this study, a nanoparticle–hydrogel composite system wa...

The alarming pace of species extinction severely threatens terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, undermining the crucial ecological services vital for environmental sustainability and human well-being. Anthropogenic activities, such as urbanization, ag...

Marine natural products comprise unique chemical structures and vast varieties of biological activities. This review aims to summarize halichondrin, a marine natural product, and its synthetic analogs along with its therapeutic properties and mechani...

Meroterpenoid-type marine natural compounds have attracted an increasing amount of attention due to their peculiar chemical structures and their potential for the development of therapeutically important probes. Within this group of substances peloro...

Marine microbial secondary metabolites with diversified structures have been found as promising sources of anti-inflammatory lead compounds. This review summarizes the sources, chemical structures, and pharmacological properties of anti-inflammatory...

Acanthamoeba is a ubiquitous genus of amoebae that can trigger a severe and progressive ocular disease known as Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK). Furthermore, current treatment protocols are based on the combination of different compounds that are not ful...

We describe five new isolates of two Gambierdiscus species from Bahía de La Paz in the southern Gulf of California. Batch cultures of Gambierdiscus were established for morphological characterization using light microscopy (LM) and scanning el...

Excessive melanogenesis leads to hyperpigmentation-related cosmetic problems. UV exposure increases oxidative stress, which promotes melanogenesis-related signal pathways such as the PKA, microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), tyrosin...