Dear RG Community,
I am requesting the help of marine biologists.
I am working in the field of experimental cancerology, with an emphasis on anticancer compounds from natural origin.
I would like to know the names of bioactive metabolites that marine biologists actually consider as antifouling compounds.
I would like then analyzing their potential antimetastatic properties. As evidence, I would be glad in setting up a working group on this subject, at least at the begining from a theoretical point of view.
I am a recent member of the RG community (since December 2015) but I already know that some RG members will "advice me" to perform my own research via for example PubMed ... and to avoid bothering RG members with this type of question ...
However, many scientific reports do not relate to oncology and the journals in which they have been published are not listed in biomedical databases such as PubMed ...
I have no knowledges about antifouling compounds.
This is the reason why I request the help of marine biologists ...
I would like to visit / revisit the "seed and soil" theory of Pagett (relating to the metastatic process) under the angle of antifouling compounds.
Thank you in advance for your help,
Robert
Interesting to read your request.
I am not a marine biologist. but this time I just completed my studies and now are researching on several active compounds are associated with anti-cancer through several tests. there are several organisms that we collect and the seaweed, mangrove and coral.
I am of course very happy to meet with you and support you plan to set up a discussion group on natural anti-cancer compounds.
Thank you for your response.
For the moment, it seems that my question does not raise sufficient interest to set up a "group" ...
Best regards
Robert
i think you should start to set up or establish the group you want it. I am sure many will join. I'm one of them.
In our Institute we have only tested the antifouling activities of crude extract from some marine organisms such as soft corals, algae and sponge. Some species showed significant inhibition against fouling organisms, particularly against settlement of early stages of some fouling organisms like barnacle and tube worms. Advise, you can do more work in your association to identify the potent compounds in the extract...... Cheers.
Abdel-Hamid
Yes, Ali, for sure I could done the work by myself to identify the compounds from the extracts you mention.
However, I want to skip this process (for which I do not need RG community's advices ...), while I am requesting RG community's help to have a clear response about my question.
Best regards
Robert
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