Centre for Bioactive Substances from Marine Organisms

Overview

The Centre for Bioactive Substances from Marine Organisms was initiated by the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies with the support of Kerala State Plan fund to address multiple aspects of the natural drug discovery process by isolation, identification and structure determination of bioactive small molecules from different sources of marine origin including seaweeds, yeasts, sponges and associated microbes. The objective also includes the studies on the mechanism of action of these molecules and the development of novel therapeutic and commercial products.

Specific areas of research

• Discovery of Bioactive Marine Natural Products
• Pigments from marine Yeast

Projects

Sponsored under Kerala State Plan Fund

Projects 1:   Isolation and characterization of Bioactive components from seaweeds and sponges from   Kerala coast

Project 2:  Pigments from Marine Yeasts as colour enhancing feed supplement for Ornamental and Shell fishes

Members

Principal Investigator and Incharge: Dr. Nevin KG

Principal Investigator: Manjusha K

Scientific Staff: Dr. Neema Job, Project Scientist

Ms. Ashly Augustine, JRF

Facilities

Cell culture Biosafety cabinet

CO₂ Incubator

Centrifuge

Rotory Shaker

Fumehood

Horizontal and Vertical Electrophoresis unit

Magnetic Stirrer

Furnace

Inverted microscope

Plate reader