AcanthasterplanciCrown of Thorns (Starfish) - A Predatory Marine Invertebrate with a Commercial Wealth Viable Biomass of Natural Product Lead Compounds.
Journal Title: Saudi Journal of Biomedical Research - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 5
Abstract
Abstract: Increasing interest for availability of tangible, novel, added value and sustainable commercial exploitable of nature therapeutic compounds including those derived from marine sources have enriched a long history of research into AcanthasterplanciCrown-of-thorns (COT) starfish biology, ecology, and the causes of their outbreaks. These are important aspects for a sustainable commercial optimization and exploitation of Acanthasterplanci COT especially for health related agendas or therapeutic application. This manuscript thus seeks to outline present and future research strategy and works pertinent to Acanthasterplanci COT locally and global focused on evidence-based optimised sustainable exploitation as well as refining management actions to improve the performance of control programs. Among deuterostomes, the regenerative potential is maximally expressed in echinoderms such as the AcanthasterplanciCOT; these animals can quickly replace most injured organs. In tandem to that, views for further gene related molecular characterization and chemical analysis of potential cell mediated protein from these marine invertebrates that have potential in medical and pharmaceutical therapeutics will be highlighted. Keywords: Crown of thorns starfish, marine invertebrates, biomassand molecular screening, Therapeutic applications.
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FaridChe. Ghazali, Alias A. Karim, SalizawatiMuhamad Salhimi, Sirajudeen, K. N. S, HishamAtan Edinur, NurHanim Zainudin
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