Coral reefs are the biodiversity hot spots of oceans, but they have suffered from increasing environmental stresses caused principally by anthropogenic global warming. The keystone species coral scleractinian corals, which maintain obligatory symbiotic relationships with photosynthetic dinoflagellates. Understanding cellular and molecular mechanisms symbiosis is therefore essential for future p...

Abstract Countries in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) and along Red Sea are particularly vulnerable to coral reef degradation, understanding degree of connectivity among reefs is a first step toward efficient conservation. The aim this study investigate genetic diversity, population structure patterns broadcast spawning Acropora tenuis, at large scale comparing WIO, second smaller sites within W...

Nowadays, organic fertilizers play an important role in agriculture. They are progressively substituting chemical fertilizers to prevent their harmful impact on human health and the environment. They provide high yield, better quality products and a shorter period of harvesting crops. In this study, the mineral elements: primary macronutrient (N, PO3- and K+), secondary macronutrient: (Ca2+, Mg...

Gokhan Ozan Cetin1, Vildan Caner1, Nilay Sen Turk2, Volkan Okur1, Ozge Can3, Saadettin Eskicorapci4, Levent Tuncay4, Levent Elmas3, Gulseren Bagci1 1. Pamukkale University, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics, Denizli, Turkey 2. Pamukkale University, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Denizli, Turkey 3. Pamukkale University, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Bio...

In continuation to our study of the chemical and biological potential of the secondary metabolites isolated from Omani seaweeds, we investigated a marine brown alga, Padina boergesenii. The phytochemical investigation resulted in the isolation of a new secondary metabolite, padinolic acid (1), along with some other semi-pure fractions and sub-fractions. The planar structure was confirmed throug...