Crocodile Gut Microbiome Is a Potential Source of Novel Bioactive Molecules

Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui; Nelson Cruz Soares; Naveed Ahmed Khan

doi:10.1021/acsptsci.1c00108

Crocodile Gut Microbiome Is a Potential Source of Novel Bioactive Molecules

ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci. 2021 Jun 1;4(3):1260-1261. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.1c00108. eCollection 2021 Jun 11.

Authors

Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui¹, Nelson Cruz Soares^{2

3}, Naveed Ahmed Khan²

Affiliations

¹ College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
² Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, University City, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
³ Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, University City, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.

Abstract

Here, it is proposed that the crocodile gut microbiome is a valuable biomaterials resource to counter threats posed by environmental and infectious hazards to the existence of Homo sapiens.