Motuhi S. E. auteur aut IRD Mehiri M. auteur aut IRD Payri Claude auteur aut IRD La Barre S. auteur aut IRD Bach S. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Marine micro- and macroorganisms are well known to produce metabolites with high biotechnological potential. Nearly 40 years of systematic prospecting all around the New Caledonia archipelago and several successive research programs have uncovered new chemical leads from benthic and planktonic organisms. After 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. Along with their bioactivities that hold promise for therapeutic applications, most of these molecules are also potentially useful for cosmetics and food biotechnology. This review highlights the tremendous marine diversity in New Caledonia, 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. specialized coral reefs marine biodiversity chemodiversity New Caledonia bioactive molecules pipeline NOUVELLE CALEDONIE 035 036 020 14 3 art. 58 [60 p.] 2016 1660-3397 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066770 10.3390/md14030058 1660-3397 [F B010066770] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066770 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2016/05/010066770.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2016-06-02 2018-05-07 fdi:010066770 fre