Bioactive natural products from marine invertebrates and associated fungi
Proksch, P.; Ebel, R.; Edrada, R.A.; Wray, V.; Steube, K. (2003). Bioactive natural products from marine invertebrates and associated fungi, in: Müller, W.E.G. (Ed.) Sponges (Porifera). Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology. Marine Molecular Biotechnology, : pp. 117-142 In: Müller, W.E.G. (Ed.) (2003). Sponges (Porifera). Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology. Marine Molecular Biotechnology. Springer: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-540-00968-9; e-ISBN 978-3-642-55519-0. 258 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55519-0, more In: Müller, W.E.G. (Ed.) Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology. Marine Molecular Biotechnology. Springer: Berlin. ISSN 1611-6119, more |
| Keywords | Aquatic organisms > Marine organisms > Aquatic animals > Marine invertebrates
Bioactive compounds
Fungi
Taxa > Species > Associated species
Marine/Coastal |
| Authors | | Top | - Proksch, P.
- Ebel, R.
- Edrada, R.A.
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| Abstract | Marine natural products with their unique structural features and pronounced biological activities continue to provide lead structures in the search for new drugs from nature. Invertebrates such as sponges, tunicates, mollusks and others that are either sessile or slow moving and mostly lack morphological defense structures have so far provided the largest number of marine-derived secondary constituents including some of the most interesting drug candidates. This review highlights recent research findings of our group related to natural products from marine invertebrates. Areas that are covered include ecological functions of secondary constituents from sponges against predatory fish, the search for new pharmacologically active constituents from sponges and tunicates, and sponge-associated fungi as an evolving source for new bioactive natural products. |
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