Untargeted metabolomics reveals a selectively enriched surface metabolome underpinning constitutive chemical defence in the red alga Halymenia floresii (Clemente) C.Agardh, 1817 ((Rhodophyta, Halymeniales)
Shareen A Abdul Malik, Gilles Bedoux, Yolanda Freile‐Pelegrín, Nathalie Bourgougnon, Daniel Robledo
This study uses untargeted metabolomics to show that the red alga Halymenia floresii selectively enriches lipid-associated metabolites at its surface for chemical defense against microbial colonization.
bioRxiv · Oct 20, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry