Chemical Marine Ecology

化学海洋生态学

• 批准号: 9810086
• 负责人: Paul Scheuer
• 金额: $ 30.9万
• 依托单位: University of Hawaii
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-07-01 至 2001-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9810086&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Chemical; Marine; Ecology

The focus of this research will be the attempt to discover the herbivorous prey responsible for the production of an acyclic tetrapeptide in the carivorous mollusk, P. speciosa. Further, the sponge of the order Verongida will be the target in the search for the origin of the isocyano function in marine sponges. Finally, collections will be made to find leads for bioactive marine natural products. With this Accomplishment Based Renewal award, the Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry Program is supporting the research of Dr. Paul J. Scheuer of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. Professor Scheuer will focus his work on gaining an understanding of the molecular basis of marine ecology on coral reefs, on discovering the biosynthetic pathway by which sponges produce isocyanoterpenes and on collecting leads for compounds that have important biological properties.

本研究的重点将是试图发现食草性猎物负责生产的非环四肽的肉食性软体动物，P. speciosa。 此外，海绵的目的Verongida将在寻找的起源的isocyano功能的海绵的目标。 最后，将收集生物活性海洋天然产品的线索。 有了这个基于成就的更新奖，有机和高分子化学计划正在支持夏威夷大学化学系的Paul J. Scheuer博士的研究。 Scheuer教授的工作重点是了解珊瑚礁海洋生态的分子基础，发现海绵产生异氰萜烯的生物合成途径，并收集具有重要生物特性的化合物的线索。