Microorganismos acuáticos: una farmacia por visitar
Microbial metabolites represent a large source of biological products with potent and diverse bioactivities. Two of the most prolific groups of microbial metabolites are actinomycetes and filamentous fungi isolated from soil. Aquatic microorganisms recently have emerged as an entirely new source of...
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Published in | CIENCIA ergo-sum Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 186 - 190 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Spanish English |
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Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
2004
Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico |
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Summary: | Microbial metabolites represent a large source of biological products with potent and diverse bioactivities. Two of the most prolific groups of microbial metabolites are actinomycetes and filamentous fungi isolated from soil. Aquatic microorganisms recently have emerged as an entirely new source of species capable of biosynthesizing metabolites with new structures. In this context, tropical fungi are being incorporated into screening programs as potential producers of drugs with new action modes to target sites.
Los metabolitos microbianos ofrecen diversas actividades biológicas. Dos de los más prolíferos grupos productores de metabolitos bioactivos son los actinomicetos y los hongos filamentosos aislados de suelos. Los microorganismos acuáticos han emergido recientemente como una fuente de especies capaces de biosintetizar metabolitos con estructuras novedosas. En este contexto los hongos tropicales se están incorporando a los programas de preselección como potenciales productores de fármacos con nuevos modos de acción. |
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ISSN: | 1405-0269 2395-8782 |