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PROJECT 3 | MARINE CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL ECOLOGY IN THE BRAZILIAN MARINE BIOME
 
More than 3.6 billion people around the world live within 100km from the coast, and the living of such massive populations depend upon services
and products provided by coastal ecosystems. Despite a diverse marine fauna and flora in Brazil, its bioactive compounds remain poorly explored.
Exploring such compounds may provide insights into antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal properties. In addition, they can contribute to the
development of new drugs.

The constant nutrient discharge and degradation of coastal habitats (e.g. mangrove, algal beds) may favor blooms of many planktonic organisms.
These blooms present a threat to public health and economy as in the case of toxic microalgae observed along the Brazilian coast – more common
in the states of Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro and Bahia. Therefore, biodiversity loss affects both marine ecosystems and human health.

In this context, this project aims to provide a broad view of anthropogenic impacts along the Brazilian coast, focused on preventing the possible loss
of bioactive compounds important to the Ecophysiology in marine environments, which could be promising for Pharmacology. As well, this project
integrates multidisciplinary research groups in taxonomy, chemistry and pharmacology, sharing the same goals of protection of Brazilian marine
biodiversity.

 
GOALS
01 Evaluate the ecophysiological response to shifts in primary production related to human urbanization in dominant macroalgae, cnidarians and
sponges along the Brazilian coast;
02 Evaluate the effects of different levels of pollution in dominant macroalgae and coral and their consequences in ecological processes (e.g. herbivory);
03 Evaluate the effects of different levels of pollution, through metabolic profiles, in dominant species of macroalgae, sponges and corals;
04 Seek bioactive metaboliths in dominant species of macroalgae, sponges, corals and their associate microfauna through bioguided fractionation,
specifically for antiviral, antimicrobial, trypanocide, leishmanicidal, antifouling and anticancer activities.
 
 
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projeto 2
projeto 3
 
 
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