Biocatalysis has undergone revolutionary progress in the past century. Benefited by the
integration of multidisciplinary technologies, natural enzymatic reactions are constantly …

Covering: up to 2021 Metagenomics has yielded massive amounts of sequencing data
offering a glimpse into the biosynthetic potential of the uncultivated microbial majority. While …

Authored by leading experts in the enzymology of natural product biosynthesis, this textbook
provides a thorough description of the types of natural products, the biosynthetic pathways …

In 2015, the largest recorded harmful algal bloom (HAB) occurred in the Northeast Pacific,
causing nearly 100 million dollars in damages to fisheries and killing many protected marine …

Giant viruses are nonstandard viruses with large particles and genomes. While previous
studies have shown that their genomes contain various sequences of interest, their genes …

Covering: up to 2021 Terpenoids are a diverse group of chemicals used in a wide range of
industries. Microbial terpenoid production has the potential to displace traditional …

Diatoms of the genus Pseudo-nitzschia H. Peragallo are known to produce domoic acid
(DA), a toxin involved in amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP). Strains of the same species are …

Domoic acid (DA), the causative agent of amnesic shellfish poisoning, is produced by select
organisms within two distantly related algal clades: planktonic diatoms and red macroalgae …

Of the hitherto over 60 taxonomically identified species in the genus of Pseudo-nitzschia, 26
have been confirmed to be toxigenic. Nevertheless, the acquisition and evolution of the toxin …

Throughout history, humans have encountered natural toxic chemicals from the ocean
environment, often through contaminated seafood. Although marine toxins can be harmful to …