Biotechnological Applications of Scyphomedusae

As people across the world live longer, chronic illness and diminished well-being are becoming major global public health challenges. Marine biotechnology may help overcome some of these challenges by developing new products and know-how derived from marine organisms. While some products from marine organisms such as microalgae, sponges, and fish have already found biotechnological applications, jellyfish have received little attention as a potential source of bioactive compounds. Nevertheless, recent studies have highlighted that scyphomedusae (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) synthesise at least three main categories of compounds that may find biotechnological applications: collagen, fatty acids and components of crude venom. We review what is known about these compounds in scyphomedusae and their current biotechnological applications, which falls mainly into four categories of products: nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, biomedicals, and biomaterials. By defining the state of the art of biotechnological applications in scyphomedusae, we intend to promote the use of these bioactive compounds to increase the health and well-being of future societies.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  Marine Drugs

• Publication date

  2019-10-24

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3390/md17110604PMID 31653064PMCID 6891278
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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