Abstract
Marine sponges belonging to the phylum Porifera (Metazoa), evolutionarily the oldest animals are the single best source of marine natural products. The present review presents a comprehensive overview of the source, taxonomy, country of origin or geographical position, chemical class, and biological activity of sponge-derived new natural products discovered between 2001 and 2010. The data has been analyzed with a view to gaining an outlook on the future trends and opportunities in the search for new compounds and their sources from marine sponges.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4539-4577 |
Number of pages | 39 |
Journal | Marine Drugs |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2014 |
Keywords
- Anticancer
- Bioactive compounds
- Drug
- Marine natural products
- Marine sponges
- Porifera
- Sponge-associated bacteria