Pharmaceutical Compounds Inspired by Marine Biofilms
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 40
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As marine environments are characterized by high salinity, hyperosmosis, and diverse stresses, marine bacteria display survival strategies that are significantly different from terrestrial bacteria and have the ability to produce metabolites with unique structures. Pharmaceutical active compounds can be discovered through the prospecting of these metabolites. Essential to the survival of marine bacteria, microorganisms living in the form of biofilms account for 40-80% of the total microbial biomass in certain marine habitats. However, big data analysis of global sampling has shown that more than 70% of the functional genes in marine biofilms are unknown, making it a "wild zone" for marine resource exploration. Therefore, we invite academic researchers to submit original research articles and reviews focusing on novel pharmaceutical compounds from marine biofilm microorganisms.
Prof. Dr. Weipeng Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marine biofilms
- microorganisms
- pharmaceutical compounds
- genomics
- metabolomics
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