Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Marine Biotechnology


Publishing date
15 Jul 2011
Status
Published
Submission deadline
15 Jan 2011

Lead Editor

1Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

2Institute for Physiological Chemistry, Medical School, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany

3David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA


Marine Biotechnology

Description

The 9th International Marine Biotechnology Conference (http://www.imbc2010.org/) will be held from October 8–12, 2010 in Qingdao, China. The series IMBCs is the primary conference on marine biotechnology under the auspices of International Marine Biotechnology Association.

Marine Biotechnology explores and utilizes marine bioresources. Traditional marine biotechnology mainly includes fishery technology, marine cultivation, marine algal chemistry, and functional foods. It is important to mention that modern marine biotechnology is now undergoing rapid development since about 1980 with exciting achievements in biochemistry, genetics, genomics, aquaculture, bioenergy, and other related fields, beginning with genetic recombinant technology as applied to marine algae. No doubt that marine biotechnology also incorporates enormous social and economic benefits. Moreover, marine biotechnology provides a foundation for establishing the ocean farming industry. This in turn could supply enough technological support for international efforts that will exploit marine bioresources, in order to synthesize proteins, drugs, and other bioproducts with special functions. In the domains of marine science and technology, marine biotechnology is relatively young, but it reveals unbelievably vigorous and powerful applications. This clearly indicates that marine biotechnology is now leading certain trends from genomics to marine aquaculture and from genomic engineering to ocean farming. For more specific health benefits to humans, applicable pharmaceuticals are likely to emerge as more natural products are shown to be effective. They will do so especially when evidence-based approaches are applied to rigorous analyses that can be extended to in vitro systems and select animals models in basic biomedical research laboratories. Lastly, marine biotechnology is one of the fruits of bioprospecting.

We invite both the participants of IMBC 2010 as well as other authors working on marine biotechnology to contribute (1) original research articles; (2) review articles that are related to but not limited to the nine topics listed below. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Algal biotechnology
  • Marine microbiology
  • Marine drugs
  • Genomics, proteomics and metabolomics in marine biotechnology
  • Marine bioactive compounds
  • Marine bioproducts
  • Biomaterials and nanobiotechnology
  • Biomineralization, biomineral, and biomarker
  • Oceans and human health
  • Drug discovery
  • Biotechnology and development
  • Pharmacologic mechanisms

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Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2011
  • - Article ID 984080
  • - Research Article

Identification and Characterization of Cell Wall Proteins of a Toxic Dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella Using 2-D DIGE and MALDI TOF-TOF Mass Spectrometry

Da-Zhi Wang | Hong-Po Dong | ... | Hua-Sheng Hong
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2011
  • - Article ID 540987
  • - Research Article

The Largest Bio-Silica Structure on Earth: The Giant Basal Spicule from the Deep-Sea Glass Sponge Monorhaphis chuni

Xiaohong Wang | Lu Gan | ... | Werner E. G. Müller
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2011
  • - Article ID 723696
  • - Research Article

Distribution and Abundance of Archaea in South China Sea Sponge Holoxea sp. and the Presence of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea in Sponge Cells

Fang Liu | Minqi Han | ... | Zhiyong Li
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2011
  • - Article ID 658906
  • - Research Article

Changes of Photosynthetic Behaviors in Kappaphycus alvarezii Infected by Epiphyte

Tong Pang | Jianguo Liu | ... | Wei Lin
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2011
  • - Article ID 751452
  • - Research Article

Biosynthesis and Immobilization of Biofunctional Allophycocyanin

Yingjie Chen | Shaofang Liu | ... | Song Qin
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2011
  • - Article ID 103425
  • - Research Article

Novel 5,6-Dihydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines as Scaffolds for Synthesis of Lamellarin Analogues

Shao Han Liao | Dai Hua Hu | ... | De Peng Li
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2011
  • - Article ID 271419
  • - Research Article

Novel Lipolytic Enzymes Identified from Metagenomic Library of Deep-Sea Sediment

Jeong Ho Jeon | Jun Tae Kim | ... | Jung-Hyun Lee
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2011
  • - Article ID 140462
  • - Research Article

Dieckol from Ecklonia cava Regulates Invasion of Human Fibrosarcoma Cells and Modulates MMP-2 and MMP-9 Expression via NF-κB Pathway

Chen Zhang | Yong Li | ... | Se-kwon Kim
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2011
  • - Article ID 384572
  • - Review Article

Genome-Based Studies of Marine Microorganisms to Maximize the Diversity of Natural Products Discovery for Medical Treatments

Xin-Qing Zhao
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2011
  • - Article ID 691067
  • - Research Article

Hypoglycemic Properties of Oxovanadium (IV) Coordination Compounds with Carboxymethyl-Carrageenan and Carboxymethyl-Chitosan in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Mice

Hongyu Zhang | Yuetao Yi | ... | Song Qin
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