Essays about: "Deep-sea sponges"

Found 2 essays containing the words Deep-sea sponges.

  1. 1. Using metabolic profiles to screen for novel compounds in deep-sea sponges

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap

    Author : Samira Hilowle; [2022]
    Keywords : Metabolomics; Deep-sea sponges;

    Abstract : The chemical diversity of the phylum Porifera have provided marine natural products (MNPs) such as alkaloids, terpenoids and peptides with ranging biological activity. Every two days a novel compound deriving from sponges are discovered. READ MORE

  3. 2. Looking for new sponge species in the Indo-Pacific region

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för läkemedelskemi

    Author : Sona Hakhverdyan; [2020]
    Keywords : Taxonomi; sponges; deep-sea; systematics;

    Abstract : Sponges play an important role in many marine habitats and are crucial for maintaining the deep-sea marine ecosystems. However, there is a knowledge gap in the field of sponge biodiversity due to insufficient exploration of the deep-sea, and the probability of finding new species is fairly high. READ MORE