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 …

The Nereid on the rise: Platynereis as a model system

BD Özpolat, N Randel, EA Williams… - EvoDevo, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Nereid Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin and Milne Edwards (Annales des
Sciences Naturelles 1: 195–269, 1833) is a marine annelid that belongs to the Nereididae, a …

The beneficial roles of poisonous skin secretions in survival strategies of the odorous frog Odorrana andersonii

N Liu, B Meng, W Bian, M Yang, L Shu, Y Liu, Z Fu… - The Science of …, 2022 - Springer
The evolution of predatory, anti-predatory, and defensive strategies regarding environmental
adaptation in animals is of significant research interest. In particular, amphibians, who …

Predatory and Defensive Strategies in Cone Snails

Z Ratibou, N Inguimbert, S Dutertre - Toxins, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cone snails are carnivorous marine animals that prey on fish (piscivorous), worms
(vermivorous), or other mollusks (molluscivorous). They produce a complex venom mostly …

Ergothioneine, ovothiol A, and selenoneine—histidine-derived, biologically significant, trace global alkaloids

GA Cordell, SNS Lamahewage - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Molecules | Free Full-Text | Ergothioneine, Ovothiol A, and Selenoneine—Histidine-Derived,
Biologically Significant, Trace Global Alkaloids Next Article in Journal Analysis of …

[PDF][PDF] Metabolic adaptations to marine environments: Molecular diversity and evolution of ovothiol biosynthesis in bacteria

M Brancaccio, M Tangherlini… - Genome Biology and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Ovothiols are sulfur-containing amino acids synthesized by marine invertebrates,
protozoans, and bacteria. They act as pleiotropic molecules in signaling and protection …

Ovothiol ensures the correct developmental programme of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus embryo

A Milito, M Cocurullo, A Columbro… - Open …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Ovothiols are π-methyl-5-thiohistidines produced in great amounts in sea urchin eggs,
where they can act as protective agents against the oxidative burst at fertilization and …

First report of OvoA gene in marine arthropods: A new candidate stress biomarker in copepods

V Roncalli, C Lauritano, Y Carotenuto - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ovothiol is one of the most powerful antioxidants acting in marine organisms as a defense
against oxidative stress during development and in response to environmental cues. The …

Design and synthesis of dual inhibitors targeting snail and histone deacetylase for the treatment of solid tumour cancer

H Cui, J Huang, Y Lei, Q Chen, Z Hu, J Niu… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Snail and histone deacetylases (HDACs) have an important impact on cancer treatment,
especially for their synergy. Therefore, the development of inhibitors targeting both Snail and …

A phylogeny-aware approach reveals unexpected venom components in divergent lineages of cone snails

A Fedosov, P Zaharias… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Marine gastropods of the genus Conus are renowned for their remarkable diversity and
deadly venoms. While Conus venoms are increasingly well studied for their biomedical …