Covering: 2006. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2007, 24, 31 This review covers the
literature published in 2006 for marine natural products, with 758 citations (534 for the …

Marine ecosystems (> 70% of the planet's surface) comprise a continuous resource of
immeasurable biological activities and immense chemical entities. This diversity has …

During 2005 and 2006, marine pharmacology research directed towards the discovery and
development of novel antitumour agents was reported in 171 peer-reviewed articles. The …

Marine sponges contain dense and diverse microbial communities, which are renowned as
a source of bioactive metabolites. The biological activities of sponge-microbe natural …

Natural products are primal and have been a driver in the evolution of organic chemistry and
ultimately in science. The chemical structures obtained from marine organisms are diverse …

Triterpenoids represent C-30 scaffolds which vary from acyclic to hexacyclic and are
originated from two central C-5 isoprene precursors, isopentenyl pyrophosphate, and …

In this review, we discuss structural diversity, taxonomic distribution, biological activities,
biogenesis, and synthesis of a rare group of terpenoids, the so-called malabaricane and …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disease with high morbimortality rates. DM
has two types: type 1, which is often associated with a total destruction of pancreatic beta …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder recognized as a major health
problem globally. A defective insulin activity contributes to the prevalence and expansion of …

The first total syntheses of (±)-rhabdastrellic acid A and (±)-stelletin E, highly cytotoxic
isomalabaricane triterpenoids, have been accomplished in a linear sequence of 14 steps …