title: Evaluation of dihydrooroidin as an antifouling additive in marine paint.
abstract: Methods used to deter biofouling of underwater structures and marine vessels present a serious environmental issue and are both problematic and costly for government and commercial marine vessels worldwide. Current antifouling methods include compounds that are toxic to aquatic wildlife and marine ecosystems. Dihydrooroidin (DHO) was shown to completely inhibitHalomonas pacificabiofilms at 100 μM in a static biofilm inhibition assay giving precedence for the inhibition of other marine-biofilm-forming organisms. Herein we present DHO as an effective paint-based, non-cytotoxic, antifouling agent against marine biofouling processes in a marine mesocosm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8204, USA.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Melander
authors.forename: Peter D R
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Moeller
authors.forename: T Eric
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Ballard
authors.forename: Justin J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Huigens
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cavanagh
keywords: Antifouling; Biofilms; Natural products