title: [Some results and prospects of studies in the area of marine biochemistry and biotechnology].
abstract: Recent studies on bioactive metabolites from marine macro- and microorganisms are reviewed with 83 refs. Structures of new sulphated and glycosylated secondary metabolites, which have been reported to have antifungal, immunomodulatory, and cytotoxic properties, are given. Some peculiarities of biosynthesis of natural compounds in marine organisms are revealed. It was shown that some natural products, isolated earlier from sponges, are produced by microbial symbionts. Different physiological activities associated with 8000 marine microbial (mainly symbiotic) strains are discussed as well as some prospects of marine biochemistry and biotechnology development.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Eliakov
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Smonik
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Kuznetsova
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Mikhaĭlov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001669:Biochemical Phenomena; D001671:Biochemistry; D001709:Biotechnology; D007448:Invertebrates / Q000737:chemistry; D008386:Marine Biology; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010600:Pharmacology; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
vernacular_title: Nekotorye itogi i perspektivy issledovaniĭ v oblasti morskoĭ i biotekhnologii.