First evidence of anticancer and antimicrobial activity in Mediterranean mesopelagic species

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Lauritano, Chiara, Martínez, Kevin A., Battaglia, Pietro, Granata, Antonia, de la Cruz, Mercedes, Cautain, Bastien, Martín, Jesús, Reyes, Fernando, Ianora, Adrianna, Guglielmo, Letterio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2020
• Subjects: Multidisciplinary; Eta; Meganyctiphanes norvegica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61515-z; http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-61515-z.pdf; http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-61515-z

Abstract Mesopelagic organisms form huge biomass aggregations, supporting important pelagic trophic webs and several top predators. Although some studies on the occurrence, biology and ecology of these organisms are available, to date there are no investigations on their potential use for anticancer...