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ArticleToxins2020

Bioprospecting Sponge-Associated Marine Cyanobacteria to Produce Bioactive Compounds.

Despoina Konstantinou, Eleni Mavrogonatou, Sevasti-Kiriaki Zervou, Panagiotis Giannogonas, Spyros Gkelis

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Article in Toxins, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Despoina KonstantinouDepartment of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Eleni MavrogonatouDepartment of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Sevasti-Kiriaki ZervouDepartment of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Panagiotis GiannogonasDepartment of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Spyros GkelisDepartment of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.
National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos" · GRAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GR

Funding

Operational Program "Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning" MIS 5004698
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Marine cyanobacteria are considered a prolific source of bioactive natural products with a range of biotechnological and pharmacological applications. However, data on the production of natural compounds from sponge-associated cyanobacteria are scarce. This study aimed to assess the potential of sponge-associated cyanobacteria strains representing different taxonomic groups for the production of bioactive compounds and the biological activity of their extracts. Phylogenetic analysis of sponge-associated cyanobacteria and screening for the presence of genes encoding non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) and polyketide synthases (PKSs) were performed. Methanol extracts of the sponge-associated strains were analyzed for cyanotoxin production and tested for antioxidant activity and cytotoxic activity against several human cancer cell lines and pathogenic bacteria. PKS were detected in all sponge-associated strains examined, indicating the metabolic potential of the isolates. PKS genes were more ubiquitous than NRPS genes. Cyanotoxins (i.e., cylindrospermopsin, anatoxin-a, nodularin, and microcystins) were not detected in any of the sponge-associated cyanobacterial strains. Strains belonging to

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AnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsBacterial ToxinsBioprospectingCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalCyanobacteriaEscherichia coliHumansPoriferaPseudomonas aeruginosaSecondary MetabolismStaphylococcus aureusAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsBacterial Toxinsantibacterialcytotoxicityhuman cancer cell linesLeptothoeNRPSsPKSs

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PMID31979262
PMCPMC7076795
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