@article{fdi:010066770, title = {{M}arine natural products from {N}ew {C}aledonia : a review}, author = {{M}otuhi, {S}. {E}. and {M}ehiri, {M}. and {P}ayri, {C}laude and {L}a {B}arre, {S}. and {B}ach, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{M}arine micro- and macroorganisms are well known to produce metabolites with high biotechnological potential. {N}early 40 years of systematic prospecting all around the {N}ew {C}aledonia archipelago and several successive research programs have uncovered new chemical leads from benthic and planktonic organisms. {A}fter species identification, biological and/or pharmaceutical analyses are performed on marine organisms to assess their bioactivities. {A} total of 3582 genera, 1107 families and 9372 species have been surveyed and more than 350 novel molecular structures have been identified. {A}long with their bioactivities that hold promise for therapeutic applications, most of these molecules are also potentially useful for cosmetics and food biotechnology. {T}his review highlights the tremendous marine diversity in {N}ew {C}aledonia, and offers an outline of the vast possibilities for natural products, especially in the interest of pursuing collaborative fundamental research programs and developing local biotechnology programs.}, keywords = {coral reefs ; marine biodiversity ; chemodiversity ; {N}ew {C}aledonia ; bioactive molecules pipeline ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {D}rugs}, volume = {14}, numero = {3}, pages = {art. 58 [60 p.]}, ISSN = {1660-3397}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.3390/md14030058}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066770}, }