Seagrasses are marine plants that form economically and ecologically important ecosystems in coastal seas around the *** seaweeds,another group of marine flora,seagrasses are flowering and seed-bearing ***,there are o...
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Seagrasses are marine plants that form economically and ecologically important ecosystems in coastal seas around the *** seaweeds,another group of marine flora,seagrasses are flowering and seed-bearing ***,there are only 72 known species of seagrasses,distributed over six bioregions,spanning from the Temperate North Atlantic to the Temperate Southern Ocean[1].This contrasts with 295,383 species of terrestrial flowering plants[2]and 225,000 species of seaweeds known to science[3].
Tropical seagrass meadows and coral reefs often function as interconnected marine habitats,but they are often studied and managed as homogenous *** macrohabitats,seagrass meadows provide important benefits to adjacent...
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Tropical seagrass meadows and coral reefs often function as interconnected marine habitats,but they are often studied and managed as homogenous *** macrohabitats,seagrass meadows provide important benefits to adjacent reef ecosystems by acting as natural filters of sediments and nutrients,and by providing critical feeding,nursery,and refuge habitats for reef fishes and other *** the macrohabitat functions of seagrass meadows have been often acknowledged,their microhabitats functions have largely been *** purpose of the study is to explore how seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat *** paper reveals some of the diversity of microhabitats that seagrass meadows contain,such as macroalgal mats,rubble cavities,sand patches with sparse seagrass,anemone gardens,hard substratum,and sponges mixed with *** highlight the ways in which reef creatures have diversified and specialized in using these different microhabitats,and postulate that seagrass microhabitat diversity enhances the habitat function and faunal diversity of seagrass meadows.
Globally, peptide-based anticancer therapies have drawn much attention. Marine organisms are a reservoir of anticancer peptides that await discovery. In this study, we aimed to identify cytotoxic oligopeptides from Sa...
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Globally, peptide-based anticancer therapies have drawn much attention. Marine organisms are a reservoir of anticancer peptides that await discovery. In this study, we aimed to identify cytotoxic oligopeptides from Sarcophyton glaucum. Peptides were purified from among the S. glaucum hydrolysates produced by alcalase, chymotrypsin, papain, and trypsin, guided by a methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide(MTT) assay on the human cervical cancer(HeLa) cell line for cytotoxicity evaluation. Purification techniques adopted were membrane ultrafiltration, gel filtration chromatography, solid phase extraction(SPE), and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography(RP-HPLC). Purified peptides were identified by de novo peptide sequencing. From papain hydrolysate, three peptide sequences were identified: AGAPGG, AERQ, and RDTQ(428.45, 502.53, and 518.53 Da, respectively). Peptides synthesized from these sequences exhibited cytotoxicity on HeLa cells with median effect concentration(EC50) values of 8.6, 4.9, and 5.6 mmol/L, respectively, up to 5.8-fold stronger than the anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil. When tested at their respective EC50, AGAPGG, AERQ, and RDTQ showed only 16%, 25%, and 11% cytotoxicity to non-cancerous Hek293 cells, respectively. In conclusion, AERQ, AGAPGG, and RDTQ are promising candidates for future development as peptide-based anticancer drugs.
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