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: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
• Subjects: Article; Eta; Meganyctiphanes norvegica
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7080843/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32188923; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61515-z

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 and anti...