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SUBMITTER: Jesionowski T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5867632 | biostudies-other | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Jesionowski Teofil T Norman Małgorzata M Żółtowska-Aksamitowska Sonia S Petrenko Iaroslav I Joseph Yvonne Y Ehrlich Hermann H
Marine drugs 20180309 3
The biosynthesis, chemistry, structural features and functionality of spongin as a halogenated scleroprotein of keratosan demosponges are still paradigms. This review has the principal goal of providing thorough and comprehensive coverage of spongin as a naturally prefabricated 3D biomaterial with multifaceted applications. The history of spongin's discovery and use in the form of commercial sponges, including their marine farming strategies, have been analyzed and are discussed here. Physicoche ...[more]