Marine natural products

AR Carroll, BR Copp, RA Davis, RA Keyzers… - Natural product …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: January to December 2021 This review covers the literature published in 2021 for
marine natural products (MNPs), with 736 citations (724 for the period January to December …

Therapeutic Potential of Marine-Derived Cyclic Peptides as Antiparasitic Agents

R Ribeiro, L Costa, E Pinto, E Sousa, C Fernandes - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Parasitic diseases still compromise human health. Some of the currently available
therapeutic drugs have limitations considering their adverse effects, questionable efficacy …

A soft spot for chemistry–current taxonomic and evolutionary implications of sponge secondary metabolite distribution

A Galitz, Y Nakao, PJ Schupp, G Wörheide… - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Marine sponges are the most prolific marine sources for discovery of novel bioactive
compounds. Sponge secondary metabolites are sought-after for their potential in …

Characterization of an Insoluble and Soluble Form of Melanin Produced by Streptomyces cavourensis SV 21, a Sea Cucumber Associated Bacterium

JT Wibowo, MY Kellermann, LE Petersen, YR Alfiansah… - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Melanin is a widely distributed and striking dark-colored pigment produced by countless
living organisms. Although a wide range of bioactivities have been recognized, there are still …

[HTML][HTML] Novel biosynthesis of tellurium nanoparticles and investigation of their activity against common pathogenic bacteria

NN Abed, IMM Abou El-Enain, EEH Helal… - Journal of Taibah …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is an important approach with diverse impacts in various fields through the
environmentally friendly synthesis of nanoscale particles (NPs) from plants and various …

Single-Molecule Electrical Currents Associated with Valinomycin Transport of K+

AJ Schmeltzer, JM Harris, HS White - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
A quantitative description of ionophore-mediated ion transport is important in understanding
ionophore activity in biological systems and developing ionophore applications. Herein, we …

Actinobacteria from marine environments: A unique source of natural products

M Girão, I Ribeiro, MF Carvalho - Natural Products from Actinomycetes …, 2022 - Springer
Nature is considered the primary source of new biotechnologically relevant molecules with
application in different fields. The production of natural products by microorganisms is …

Bacterial bioactive metabolites as therapeutic agents: From production to action

KB Arun, R Sindhu, D Alex, P Binod… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacterial metabolites are one of the primary sources of drugs that we currently use to treat
several diseases. However, bacterial drug discovery and development is a challenging and …

Repurposing cardiac glycosides: drugs for heart failure surmounting viruses

J Škubník, J Bejček, VS Pavlíčková, S Rimpelová - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Drug repositioning is a successful approach in medicinal research. It significantly simplifies
the long-term process of clinical drug evaluation, since the drug being tested has already …

Culturable microorganisms associated with sea cucumbers and microbial natural products

L Chen, XY Wang, RZ Liu, GY Wang - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sea cucumbers are a class of marine invertebrates and a source of food and drug.
Numerous microorganisms are associated with sea cucumbers. Seventy-eight genera of …