Project record of Role of Secondary Metabolites in Ecosystem Biodiversity

Information

Type
Project
Name
Role of Secondary Metabolites in Ecosystem Biodiversity
Acronym
ROSEMEB
Description @en
Objectives 1. to understand the connection between chemical diversity and ecological role of marine secondary metabolites 2. to investigate what environmental factors trigger their production by profiling metabolite pattern from micro- and macroorganisms in presence or absence of stressing factors 3. to compare the biological activity of secondary metabolites and distinguish those that act as allelochemicals and growth inhibitors, or induce antifouling, feeding deterrency, toxicity and death 4. to differentiate between the effects induced due to nutritional deficiency and from those induced by toxins and growth inhibitors 5. to study the biochemical pathways and the biochemical control that underlie synthesis of secondary metabolites 6. to exchange samples for chemical and biological screening among network members 7. to intercalibrate methods 8. to set up a system of short sabbaticals to gain experience in techniques not available at home institutes or to teach this experience elsewhere 9. to organise two practical courses on chemical ecology, the first of natural products isolation and the second on bioassay methods Description of work Task 1. organize a kick-off workshop in 2005 to compare metabolites, calibrate existing methods and suggest new protocols in Ischia (Naples), Italy Task 2. organize a training course on methods of natural products isolation and characterization in 2006 in Pozzuoli (Naples), Italy Task 3. organize a training course on bioassay methods in 2006 in Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Sweden Task 4. organize a workshop on chemical ecology in 2007 in Villefranche, France Task 5. write a review article on Chemical Ecology in Europe Task 6. short-term sabbaticals by researchers and students in other laboratories Task 7. Sharing of infrastructures (boats, flow cytometer, confocal and electron microscopes, NMR, GC-MS) Task 8. Workshop in 2008 (in the frame of a general MarBEF meeting) to discuss final results Task 9. Final report
Parent project
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence
Start date
2005-10
End date
2008-12

Institutes & people involved

Ianora Adrianna
associated with: Stazione Zoologica 'Anton Dohrn' di Napoli; Ecophysiology Laboratory
role: Co-ordinator
Miralto Antonio
associated with: Stazione Zoologica 'Anton Dohrn' di Napoli; Ecophysiology Laboratory
Casotti Raffaella
associated with: Stazione Zoologica 'Anton Dohrn' di Napoli; Ecophysiology Laboratory
Romano Giovanna
associated with: Stazione Zoologica 'Anton Dohrn' di Napoli; Ecophysiology Laboratory
Carotenuto Ylenia
associated with: Stazione Zoologica 'Anton Dohrn' di Napoli; Ecophysiology Laboratory
Buttino Isabella
associated with: Stazione Zoologica 'Anton Dohrn' di Napoli; Ecophysiology Laboratory
d'Ippolito Giuliana
associated with: Stazione Zoologica 'Anton Dohrn' di Napoli; Ecophysiology Laboratory
Ribalet François
associated with: Stazione Zoologica 'Anton Dohrn' di Napoli; Ecophysiology Laboratory
Buia Maria Cristina
associated with: Stazione Zoologica 'Anton Dohrn' di Napoli; Ecophysiology Laboratory
Zupo Valerio
associated with: Stazione Zoologica 'Anton Dohrn' di Napoli; Ecophysiology Laboratory
Raniello Raffaella
associated with: Stazione Zoologica 'Anton Dohrn' di Napoli; Ecophysiology Laboratory
Pavia Henrik
associated with: University of Gothenburg; Faculty of Science; Department of Marine Ecology
role: Contact
Aberg Per
associated with: University of Gothenburg; Faculty of Science; Department of Marine Ecology
Toth Gunilla
associated with: University of Gothenburg; Faculty of Science; Department of Marine Ecology
Godhe Anna
associated with: University of Gothenburg; Faculty of Science; Department of Marine Ecology
Warnberg Sten-Ake
associated with: University of Gothenburg; Faculty of Science; Department of Marine Ecology
Fontana Angelo
associated with: Italian National Research Council; Istituto chimica biomoleculare
role: Contact
Cimino Guido
associated with: Italian National Research Council; Istituto chimica biomoleculare
Cutignano Adele
associated with: Italian National Research Council; Istituto chimica biomoleculare
Mollo Ernesto
associated with: Italian National Research Council; Istituto chimica biomoleculare
Boersma Maarten
associated with: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research; Biololgical Station Helgoland
role: Contact
Wiltshire Karen Helen
associated with: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research; Biololgical Station Helgoland
Cembella Allan
associated with: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research; Biololgical Station Helgoland
Tillmann Urban
associated with: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research; Biololgical Station Helgoland
John Uwe
associated with: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research; Biololgical Station Helgoland
Gerds Gunnar
associated with: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research; Biololgical Station Helgoland
Wichels Antje
associated with: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research; Biololgical Station Helgoland
Bickmeyer Ulf
associated with: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research; Biololgical Station Helgoland
Harder Jens
associated with: Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
role: Contact
Hoffmann Friedericke
associated with: Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
Mayzaud Patrick
associated with: Sorbonne Université; Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche
role: Contact
Gasparini Stéphan
associated with: Sorbonne Université; Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche
Poulet Serge André
associated with: Sorbonne Université; Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Station Biologique de Roscoff
role: Contact
Cueff Anne
associated with: Sorbonne Université; Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Station Biologique de Roscoff
Potin Philippe
associated with: Sorbonne Université; Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Station Biologique de Roscoff
Lebaron Philippe
associated with: Sorbonne Université; Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Station Biologique de Roscoff
Gaspar Helena
associated with: National Institute of Engineering and Industrial Technology; Department of Tecnology of Chemical Industries; Laboratory of Natural Products
role: Contact
Razinkovas Arturas
associated with: Klaipeda University; Coastal Research and Planning Institute
Pilkaityte Renata
associated with: Klaipeda University; Coastal Research and Planning Institute
Miltenyte Aiste
associated with: Klaipeda University; Coastal Research and Planning Institute
Bastianini Mauro
associated with: Italian National Research Council; Institute of Marine Sciences
role: Contact
Legrand Catherine
associated with: University of Kalmar; Department of Biology and Environmental Science
role: Contact
Riemann Lasse
associated with: University of Kalmar; Department of Biology and Environmental Science
Pinhassi Jarone
associated with: University of Kalmar; Department of Biology and Environmental Science
Holmfeldt Karin
associated with: University of Kalmar; Department of Biology and Environmental Science
Weissbach Astrid
associated with: University of Kalmar; Department of Biology and Environmental Science
Andersson Joanna
associated with: University of Kalmar; Department of Biology and Environmental Science
Halsband-Lenk Claudia
associated with: Plymouth Marine Laboratory
role: Contact
Llewellyn Carol
associated with: Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Bourrain Muriel
associated with: Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-Sur-Mer; Laboratoire d'Océanographie Biologique
role: Contact

special collections

Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

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date created: 2005-08-05
date modified: 2009-02-26