Biochemical and pharmacological investigations of selected cyanobacteria

• Published in: International journal of hygiene and environmental health Vol. 203; no. 4; pp. 327 - 334
• Main Authors: Mundt, Sabine, Kreitlow, Susann, Nowotny, Andrea, Effmert, Uta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Jena Elsevier GmbH 01.05.2001; Elsevier
• Subjects: antibacterial; antiviral; bioassay-guided isolation; Biological and medical sciences; Biological Assay; Biotechnology; Collective facilities; cultivation; Culture Media, Conditioned - chemistry; Culture Media, Conditioned - pharmacology; Cyanobacteria; Cyanobacteria - chemistry; Cyanobacteria - isolation & purification; Environment and pollution; Environment. Living conditions; Fresh Water - microbiology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genetically engineered organisms behavior (microorganisms, plants, animals); Germany; immunomodulating; In Vitro Techniques; Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects; Medical sciences; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Seawater - microbiology; Water Microbiology; α-linolenic acid; Germany; bioassay-guided isolation; α-linolenic acid; Cyanobacteria; antiviral; antibacterial; immunomodulating; cultivation; Cell culture; Insulation; Activity; Pharmacology; Compounds; Biological activity; Marine environment; Immunosuppression; Linolenic acid; Bacteria; Antiviral; Antibacterial agent

Cyanobacteria are a very old group of prokaryotic organisms that produce a variety of secondary metabolites with antibiotic, algicide, cytotoxic, immunosuppressive and enzyme inhibiting activities. In the last decades structures of pure compounds have been determined as phenols, peptides, alkaloids...