Cytotoxic furanosesquiterpenoids and steroids from Ircinia mutans sponges [PDF]
Pharmaceutical Biology, 2021 Context Ircinia mutans Wilson (Irciniidae) is a sponge with antimicrobial and cytotoxic constituents. Objective Our objective was to characterise the cytotoxic constituents of two seasonal collections of I. mutans.
Fatemeh Heidary Jamebozorgi +8 more
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Novel trends of genome evolution in highly complex tropical sponge microbiomes [PDF]
Microbiome, 2022 Background Tropical members of the sponge genus Ircinia possess highly complex microbiomes that perform a broad spectrum of chemical processes that influence host fitness.
Joseph B. Kelly +3 more
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Ircinia ramosa Sponge Extract (iSP) Induces Apoptosis in Human Melanoma Cells and Inhibits Melanoma Cell Migration and Invasiveness [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2023 Marine compounds represent a varied source of new drugs with potential anticancer effects. Among these, sponges, including those belonging to the Irciniidae family, have been demonstrated to exert cytotoxic effects on different human cancer cells.
Benedetta Romano +9 more
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Depth effect on the prokaryotic community assemblage associated with sponges from different rocky reefs [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Sponge microbiomes are essential for the function and survival of their host and produce biologically active metabolites, therefore, they are ideal candidates for ecological, pharmacologic and clinical research. Next-generation sequencing (NGS)
Bárbara González-Acosta +6 more
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The Relationship Between Microbiomes and Selective Regimes in the Sponge Genus Ircinia [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Sponges are often densely populated by microbes that benefit their hosts through nutrition and bioactive secondary metabolites; however, sponges must simultaneously contend with the toxicity of microbes and thwart microbial overgrowth.
Joseph B. Kelly +7 more
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Discovery of Ircinianin Lactones B and C—Two New Cyclic Sesterterpenes from the Marine Sponge Ircinia wistarii [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2022 Two new ircinianin-type sesterterpenoids, ircinianin lactone B and ircinianin lactone C (7 and 8), together with five known entities from the ircinianin compound family (1, 3–6) were isolated from the marine sponge Ircinia wistarii. Ircinianin lactones B
Thomas Majer +12 more
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Microbial diversity in four Mediterranean irciniid sponges [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalThis paper describes a dataset of microbial communities from four different sponge species: Ircinia oros (Schmidt, 1864), Ircinia variabilis (Schmidt, 1862), Sarcotragus spinosulus Schmidt, 1862 and Sarcotragus fasciculatus (Pallas, 1766).
Katerina Skaraki +6 more
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Characterizing the bacterial communities associated with Mediterranean sponges: a metataxonomic analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 The oceans cover over 70% of our planet, hosting a biodiversity of tremendous wealth. Sponges are one of the major ecosystem engineers on the seafloor, providing a habitat for a wide variety of species to be considered a good source of bioactive ...
Roberta Esposito +12 more
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Volatile Organic Compounds, Indole, and Biogenic Amines Assessment in Two Mediterranean Irciniidae (Porifera, Demospongiae) [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2021 Solid phase microextraction (SPME) coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was employed for the headspace determination of the volatile organic fraction emitted by two of the most common Mediterranean demosponges, Ircinia variabilis and ...
Antonella Aresta +7 more
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Microbiome profiling and Actinomycetes isolation from tropical marine sponges [PDF]
AIMS MicrobiologyMarine sponges are well-known for their production of bioactive compounds, many of which are synthesized by their associated symbiotic microorganisms.
Trinset Weeraphan +6 more
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