Kayla Martin
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Kayla Martin has a total of 5 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Alexander Bogdanov
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
1 shared publication - Douglas Sweeney
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
1 shared publication - Elena Beckhaus
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
1 shared publication - Melissa L. Carter
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
1 shared publication - Paul Robert Jensen
Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, USA
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 4 July 2026
- Published by MDPI AG in Marine Drugs
- Vol. 24 (7) , 237
Direct Capture Methods Reveal Extensive Organohalide Chemical Space in Marine Environments
The vast majority of the ocean’s microbial natural product biosynthetic potential remains undescribed. To access this chemical diversity, we employed Small Molecule In Situ Resin Capture (SMIRC) across three ecologically distinct sites in San Diego, California. Using high-resolution LC-MS/MS, we detected spatial and temporal variability in the metabolomes captured. Low annotation rates and evidence of extensive halogenation supported the chemical novelty of the compounds captured. We detected rare chlorinated polyketides in the pinnaic acid class, previously known only from filter-feeding invertebrates. We also report the first detection of chlorosulfolipids in the Eastern Pacific Ocean including one that contained 11 chlorine atoms. We linked compound abundances to weekly phytoplankton counts to identify candidate producers and found evidence that different taxa produce chlorosulfolipids of different carbon chain lengths. This study provides evidence of the chemical novelty that can be captured directly from the environment and a framework for integrating environmental metabolomics with phytoplankton counts as a method to identify candidate compound producers.
- 4 July 2026
- Published by MDPI AG in Marine Drugs
- Vol. 24 (7) , 237
Open AccessDirect Capture Methods Reveal Extensive Organohalide Chemical Space in Marine Environments
The vast majority of the ocean’s microbial natural product biosynthetic potential remains undescribed. To access this chemical diversity, we employed Small Molecule In Situ Resin Capture (SMIRC) across three ecologically distinct sites in San Diego, California. Using high-resolution LC-MS/MS, we detected spatial and temporal variability in the metabolomes captured. Low annotation rates and evidence of extensive halogenation supported the chemical novelty of the compounds captured. We detected rare chlorinated polyketides in the pinnaic acid class, previously known only from filter-feeding invertebrates. We also report the first detection of chlorosulfolipids in the Eastern Pacific Ocean including one that contained 11 chlorine atoms. We linked compound abundances to weekly phytoplankton counts to identify candidate producers and found evidence that different taxa produce chlorosulfolipids of different carbon chain lengths. This study provides evidence of the chemical novelty that can be captured directly from the environment and a framework for integrating environmental metabolomics with phytoplankton counts as a method to identify candidate compound producers.