Chemogeography of the red macroalgae Asparagopsis : metabolomics, bioactivity, and relation to invasiveness

ConclusionThe metabolomic approach partly discriminates macroalgal populations from various geographic origins. The production of chemical defenses assessed by the bioactivity assay does not match the macroalgal genetic lineage and seems more driven by the environment. The higher content of chemical defenses in temperateversus tropical populations is not in accordance with the LGH and cannot be related to the invasiveness of the macroalgae.
Source: Metabolomics - Category: Biology Source Type: research