Trends in the discovery of new marine natural products from invertebrates over the last two decades--where and what are we bioprospecting? [PDF]
PLoS One, 2012 It is acknowledged that marine invertebrates produce bioactive natural products that may be useful for developing new drugs. By exploring untapped geographical sources and/or novel groups of organisms one can maximize the search for new marine drugs to ...
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Overview of the genus Briareum (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Briareidae) in the Indo-Pacific, with the description of a new species. [PDF]
Zookeys, 2016 The status of Indo-Pacific Briareum species (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Briareidae) is reviewed by presenting their sclerite features and habitus descriptions.
Samimi-Namin K, van Ofwegen LP.
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Bioactive (3Z,5E)-11,20-Epoxybriara-3,5-dien-7,18-olide Diterpenoids from the South China Sea Gorgonian Dichotella gemmacea [PDF]
, 2011 Six new (3Z,5E)-11,20-epoxybriara-3,5-dien-7,18-olide diterpenoids, gemmacolides N–S (1–6), were isolated together with four known analogues, juncenolide D, and juncins R, S and U (7–10), from the South China Sea gorgonian Dichotella gemmacea.
Anjaneyulu +45 more
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Efforts Towards the Synthesis of Brianthein W [PDF]
, 2017 The sphere of natural products is an abundant source of biologically active compounds. Because of this, there is a large body of research devoted to the study of interesting natural products as potential drugs or drug scaffolds.
Janeira, Emily
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Utility of Underwater Weenie Life Forms as Voluminous Organisms: A Review [PDF]
, 2018 Coral reefs are a sundry subaqueous ecological community, combined with the calcium carbonate structures secreted by converting the carbon dioxide present in the water into limestone.
Gyana Prakash Mahapatra +3 more
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Anti-inflammatory and burn injury wound healing properties of the shell of Haliotis diversicolor [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: The shell of Haliotis diversicolor, or shijueming (SJM), is a type of traditional Chinese medicine. The SJM has appeared in historical records as early as the third and fourth centuries.
Chun-Hong Chen +7 more
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Natural Product Chemistry of Gorgonian Corals of Genus Junceella—Part II [PDF]
, 2011 The structures, names, bioactivities, and references of 81 new secondary metabolites obtained from gorgonian corals belonging to the genus Junceella are described in this review.
Cheng, Yin-Pin +12 more
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Gorgonian Responses to Environmental Change on Coral Reefs in SE Sulawesi, Indonesia
, 2014 Gorgonian corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Octocorallia) are conspicuous, diverse and often dominant components of benthic marine environments. Intra- & interspecific morphological variability in gorgonians are influenced by environmental factors such as ...
Rowley, Sonia J.
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Evolutionary patterns within the Anthozoa (phylum Cindaria) reflected in ribosomal gene sequences [PDF]
, 1998 Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept.
Berntson, Ewann Agenbroad, 1968-
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COMPUESTOS NATURALES MARINOS: UN RAYO DE ESPERANZA EN EL TRATAMIENTO CONTRA EL CÁNCER [PDF]
, 2021 El cáncer constituye una de las principales causas de mortalidad en todo el mundo. De hecho, está considerado como un arduo problema de salud pública, siendo cada vez mayor el número de personas que lo padecen y estimándose que, para el año 2040, la ...
Ibáñez Gómez, Pablo
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