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Sea Sponges: Nature’s Disinfectants (Published 2019)
The creatures host a number of chemicals that fight off bacteria and fungi.
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Prevalence and Mechanisms of Dynamic Chemical Defenses in Tropical Sponges
Sponges and other sessile invertebrates are lacking behavioural escape or defense mechanisms and rely therefore on morphological or chemical defenses. Studies from terres …
Marine Sponges and Bacteria as Challenging Sources of Enzyme Inhibitors for Pharmacological Applications
Enzymes play key roles in different cellular processes, for example, in signal transduction, cell differentiation and proliferation, metabolic processes, DNA damage repai …
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