Bioactive Secondary Metabolites from a Marine-derived Bacterium

Abstract

Marine microorganisms have been recognized as a new source of novel metabolites with valuable biological properties and molecular diversities. Also, They have evolved with unique metabolic and physiological capabilities to adapt themselves to extreme habitats. They produce potent bioactive compounds that would not be observed from terrestrial microorganisms. In the course of our ongoing search for bioactive compounds from marine-derived microorganisms, we isolated bioactive compounds from the culture broth of Pseudomonas sp. isolated from a seawater sample collected in Uljin, Gyungbuk Province, Korea. We present here the discovery of bioactive compounds from a marine-derived bacterium. The isolation, structure determination, and bioactivity of the compounds from a marine bacterium will be presented.to extreme habitats. They produce potent bioactive compounds that would not be observed from terrestrial microorganisms. In the course of our ongoing search for bioactive compounds from marine-derived microorganisms, we isolated bioactive compounds from the culture broth of Pseudomonas sp. isolated from a seawater sample collected in Uljin, Gyungbuk Province, Korea. We present here the discovery of bioactive compounds from a marine-derived bacterium. The isolation, structure determination, and bioactivity of the compounds from a marine bacterium will be presented.