Examination of Marine-Based Cultivation of Three Demosponges for Acquiring Bioactive Marine Natural Products

Marine sponges are an extremely rich and important source of natural products. Mariculture is one solution to the so-called “supply problem” that often hampers further studies and development of novel compounds from sponges. We report the extended culture (767 days) at sea in depths of 10 and 20 m o...

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Main Authors: Micha Ilan, Muki Shpigel, Oded Bergman, Boaz Mayzel, Russell T. Hill, Matthew A. Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-11-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/9/11/2201/