Cyanobacteria are ecologically one of the most prolific groups of phototrophic prokaryotes in
both marine and freshwater habitats. Both the beneficial and detrimental aspects of …

With 27 million cases worldwide documented in 2006, Alzheimer's disease (AD) constitutes
an overwhelming health, social, economic, and political problem to nations. Unless a new …

An increasing human population necessitates more food production, yet current techniques
in agriculture, such as chemical pesticide use, have negative impacts on the ecosystems …

Cyanobacteria proliferation is among the most threatening consequences of freshwater
pollution. Health risks from human and other-organism exposure to cyanobacteria have led …

Objectives The inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), the key enzyme in the breakdown
of acetylcholine, is currently the main pharmacological strategy available for Alzheimer's …

Of the myriad of heterocycles known to man, the indole ring stands foremost for its
remarkably versatile chemistry, its enormous range of biological activities, and its ubiquity in …

This review presents natural products from cyanobacteria. Several classes of secondary
metabolites are highlighted. Toxic metabolites from these prokaryotic photosynthetic …

Abstract 1, 2, 3, 4-Tetrahydro-β-carboline (THβC) scaffold is widespread in many natural
products (NPs) and synthetic compounds which show a variety of pharmacological activities …

In non‐Western civilizations, cyanobacteria have been part of the human diet for centuries.
Today, microalgae and cyanobacteria are either produced in controlled cultivation …

Cyanobacteria (“blue-green algae”) from marine and freshwater habitats are known to
produce a diverse array of toxic or otherwise bioactive metabolites. However, the functional …