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Festa C, De Marino S, Zampella A, Fiorucci S. Theonella: A Treasure Trove of Structurally Unique and Biologically Active Sterols. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:md21050291. [PMID: 37233485 DOI: 10.3390/md21050291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
Abstract
The marine environment is considered a vast source in the discovery of structurally unique bioactive secondary metabolites. Among marine invertebrates, the sponge Theonella spp. represents an arsenal of novel compounds ranging from peptides, alkaloids, terpenes, macrolides, and sterols. In this review, we summarize the recent reports on sterols isolated from this amazing sponge, describing their structural features and peculiar biological activities. We also discuss the total syntheses of solomonsterols A and B and the medicinal chemistry modifications on theonellasterol and conicasterol, focusing on the effect of chemical transformations on the biological activity of this class of metabolites. The promising compounds identified from Theonella spp. possess pronounced biological activity on nuclear receptors or cytotoxicity and result in promising candidates for extended preclinical evaluations. The identification of naturally occurring and semisynthetic marine bioactive sterols reaffirms the utility of examining natural product libraries for the discovery of new therapeutical approach to human diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carmen Festa
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples, Via Domenico Montesano, 49, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples, Via Domenico Montesano, 49, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples, Via Domenico Montesano, 49, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Piazza L. Severi, 1, 06132 Perugia, Italy
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Anti-Proliferative Potential of Secondary Metabolites from the Marine Sponge Theonella sp.: Moving from Correlation toward Causation. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11080532. [PMID: 34436473 PMCID: PMC8400523 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11080532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Marine sponges have been recognized as a rich source of potential anti-proliferative metabolites. Currently, there are two sponge-derived anti-cancer agents (a macrolide and a nucleoside) isolated from the Porifera phylum, suggesting the great potential of this sponge as a rich source for anti-neoplastic agents. To search for more bioactive metabolites from this phylum, we examined the EtOAc extract of Theonella sp. sponge. We isolated seven compounds (1–7), including four 4-methylene sterols (1–4), two nucleosides (5 and 6), and one macrolide (7). Among them, theonellasterol L (1) was identified for the first time, while 5′-O-acetyl-2′-deoxyuridine (5) and 5′-O-acetylthymidine (6) were the first identified deoxyuridine and thymidine derivatives from the sponge Theonella sp. These structures were elucidated based on their spectroscopic data. The anti-proliferation activity of compounds 1–7 against the MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, T-47D, HCT-116, DLD-1, K562, and Molt 4 cancer cell lines was determined. The results indicated that the 14-/15-oxygenated moiety played an important role in the antiproliferative activity and the macrolide derivatives dominated the anti-proliferative effect of the sponge Theonella sp. The in silico analysis, using a chemical global positioning system for natural products (ChemGPS-NP), indicated an anti-proliferative mode of actions (MOA) suggesting the potential applications of the isolated active metabolites as anti-proliferative agents.
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Shin AY, Lee HS, Lee YJ, Lee JS, Son A, Choi C, Lee J. Oxygenated Theonellastrols: Interpretation of Unusual Chemical Behaviors Using Quantum Mechanical Calculations and Stereochemical Reassignment of 7 α-Hydroxytheonellasterol. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:md18120607. [PMID: 33265994 PMCID: PMC7760259 DOI: 10.3390/md18120607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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A total of eight new oxygenated 4-exo-methylene sterols, 1–8, together with one artifact 9 and six known sterols 11–16, were isolated from the marine sponge Theonella swinhoei collected from the Bohol province in Philippines. Structures of sterols 1–8 were determined from 1D and 2D NMR data. Among the sterols, 8α-hydroxytheonellasterol (4) spontaneously underwent an allylic 1,3-hydroxyl shift to produce 15α-hydroxytheonellasterol (9) as an artifact; this was rationalized by quantum mechanical calculations of the transition state. In addition, the 1,2-epoxy alcohol subunit of 8α-hydroxy-14,15-β-epoxytheonellasterol (5) was assigned using the Gauge-Independent Atomic Orbital (GIAO) NMR chemical shift calculations and subsequent DP4+ analysis. Finally, comparison of the 13C chemical shifts of isolated 7α-hydroxytheonellasterol (6) with the reported values revealed significant discrepancies at C-6, C-7, C-8, and C-14, leading to reassignment of the C-7 stereochemistry in the known structure.
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- A-Young Shin
- Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), Busan 49111, Korea; (A-Y.S.); (H.-S.L.); (Y.-J.L.); (J.S.L.)
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Science & Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea
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- Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), Busan 49111, Korea; (A-Y.S.); (H.-S.L.); (Y.-J.L.); (J.S.L.)
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Science & Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea
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- Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), Busan 49111, Korea; (A-Y.S.); (H.-S.L.); (Y.-J.L.); (J.S.L.)
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Science & Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea
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- Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), Busan 49111, Korea; (A-Y.S.); (H.-S.L.); (Y.-J.L.); (J.S.L.)
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Science & Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Korea; (A.S.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Korea; (A.S.); (C.C.)
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- Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), Busan 49111, Korea; (A-Y.S.); (H.-S.L.); (Y.-J.L.); (J.S.L.)
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Science & Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-51-664-3343
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Matulja D, Wittine K, Malatesti N, Laclef S, Turks M, Markovic MK, Ambrožić G, Marković D. Marine Natural Products with High Anticancer Activities. Curr Med Chem 2020; 27:1243-1307. [PMID: 31931690 DOI: 10.2174/0929867327666200113154115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This review covers recent literature from 2012-2019 concerning 170 marine natural products and their semisynthetic analogues with strong anticancer biological activities. Reports that shed light on cellular and molecular mechanisms and biological functions of these compounds, thus advancing the understanding in cancer biology are also included. Biosynthetic studies and total syntheses, which have provided access to derivatives and have contributed to the proper structure or stereochemistry elucidation or revision are mentioned. The natural compounds isolated from marine organisms are divided into nine groups, namely: alkaloids, sterols and steroids, glycosides, terpenes and terpenoids, macrolides, polypeptides, quinones, phenols and polyphenols, and miscellaneous products. An emphasis is placed on several drugs originating from marine natural products that have already been marketed or are currently in clinical trials.
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- Dario Matulja
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Rijeka, Radmile Matejcic 2, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Rijeka, Radmile Matejcic 2, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Rijeka, Radmile Matejcic 2, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
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- Laboratoire de Glycochimie, des Antimicrobiens et des Agro-ressources (LG2A), CNRS FRE 3517, 33 rue Saint-Leu, 80039 Amiens, France
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- Faculty of Material Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, P. Valdena Str. 3, Riga, LV-1007, Latvia
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- Department of Physics, and Center for Micro- and Nanosciences and Technologies, University of Rijeka, Radmile Matejcic 2, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
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- Department of Physics, and Center for Micro- and Nanosciences and Technologies, University of Rijeka, Radmile Matejcic 2, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Rijeka, Radmile Matejcic 2, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
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Chakraborty K, Salas S, Joy M. An unreported bis-abeo cembrane-type diterpenoid with antioxidative and anti-lipoxygenase activities from the muricid gastropod mollusc Chicoreus ramosus. Nat Prod Res 2018; 34:1678-1686. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1527833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, India
- Department of Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri, Karnataka, India
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- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, India
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Li J, Tang H, Kurtán T, Mándi A, Zhuang CL, Su L, Zheng GL, Zhang W. Swinhoeisterols from the South China Sea Sponge Theonella swinhoei. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2018; 81:1645-1650. [PMID: 29989811 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Swinhoeisterols C-F (1-4), four new steroids having a rearranged 6/6/5/7 ring system, were isolated from the Xisha sponge Theonella swinhoei, together with the known analogue swinhoeisterol A (5). Their structures were determined based on spectroscopic analysis, TDDFT-ECD and optical rotation calculations, and biogenetic correlations. In an in vitro assay, compound 1 showed an inhibitory effect on (h)p300 with an IC50 value of 8.8 μM, whereas compounds 2-4 were not active.
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- Jiao Li
- School of Pharmacy , Second Military Medical University , 325 Guo-He Road , Shanghai 200433 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy , Second Military Medical University , 325 Guo-He Road , Shanghai 200433 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , University of Debrecen , POB 400, H-4002 Debrecen , Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , University of Debrecen , POB 400, H-4002 Debrecen , Hungary
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- School of Pharmacy , Second Military Medical University , 325 Guo-He Road , Shanghai 200433 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy , Second Military Medical University , 325 Guo-He Road , Shanghai 200433 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery , Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , 1665 Kong-Jiang Road , Shanghai 200092 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy , Second Military Medical University , 325 Guo-He Road , Shanghai 200433 , People's Republic of China
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A series of 4-methylidene sterols including three new compounds 1-3, were isolated from the marine sponge Theonella swinhoei. The structures of new compounds were determined on the basis of spectroscopic analyses. Compounds 3, 5, and 6 showed cytotoxicities against U937, MCF-7, and PC-9 cancer cells with IC50 in the range of 1.6-8.8 μM. The new compound 3 exhibited remarkable proapoptotic activity in breast cancer cells. Mechanically, 3 significantly triggered reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation resulting in apoptosis and DNA damage in breast cancer cells.
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- Fan Yang
- Research Center for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Research Center for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Research Center for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Research Center for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Research Center for Marine Drugs, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Department of Pharmacy, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
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Su TR, Liao ZJ, Lu MC, Wu YJ, Su JH. Cytotoxic Monocarbocyclic Sesterterpenoids from a Marine Sponge Luffariella sp. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2015. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20140251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Tzu-Rong Su
- Department of Beauty Science, Meiho University
- Antai Medical Care Cooperation, Antai Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital
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- Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University
- National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium
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- Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University
- National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium
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- Department of Beauty Science, Meiho University
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- Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University
- National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium
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Margarucci L, Monti MC, Tosco A, Esposito R, Zampella A, Sepe V, Mozzicafreddo M, Riccio R, Casapullo A. Theonellasterone, a steroidal metabolite isolated from a Theonella sponge, protects peroxiredoxin-1 from oxidative stress reactions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:1591-3. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc09205h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Peroxiredoxin-1, a key enzyme in the cellular detoxification pathway, has been identified through a chemoproteomic approach as the main partner of theonellasterone, a marine bioactive metabolite.
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- L. Margarucci
- Department of Pharmacy
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy
- University of Napoli “Federico II”
- Naples
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy
- University of Napoli “Federico II”
- Naples
- Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine
- University of Camerino
- 62032 Camerino
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy
- University of Salerno
- Fisciano
- Italy
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Chiu CW, Su HJ, Lu MC, Wang WH, Sheu JH, Su JH. Cytotoxic Polyacetylenes from a Formosan Marine Sponge Callyspongia sp. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2014. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20140188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Ching-Wen Chiu
- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources and Asia-Pacific Ocean Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University
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- Graduate Institute of Marine Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University
- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources and Asia-Pacific Ocean Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources and Asia-Pacific Ocean Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University
- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical University
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources and Asia-Pacific Ocean Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University
- Graduate Institute of Marine Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University
- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
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Gong J, Sun P, Jiang N, Riccio R, Lauro G, Bifulco G, Li TJ, Gerwick WH, Zhang W. New Steroids with a Rearranged Skeleton as (h)P300 Inhibitors from the Sponge Theonella swinhoei. Org Lett 2014; 16:2224-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ol5007345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jun Gong
- Research
Center for Marine Drugs, and Department of Pharmacology, School of
Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guo-He Road, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Research
Center for Marine Drugs, and Department of Pharmacology, School of
Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guo-He Road, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu
Collaborative Innovation Center For Cardiovascular Disease Translational
Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, 140 Hanzhong
Road, Nanjing 210029, P. R. China
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- Dipartimento
di Farmacia, Universita’ di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Farmacia, Universita’ di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Farmacia, Universita’ di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Research
Center for Marine Drugs, and Department of Pharmacology, School of
Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guo-He Road, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Center
for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Research
Center for Marine Drugs, and Department of Pharmacology, School of
Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guo-He Road, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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Abstract
This review covers the literature published in 2012 for marine natural products, with 1035 citations (673 for the period January to December 2012) referring to compounds isolated from marine microorganisms and phytoplankton, green, brown and red algae, sponges, cnidarians, bryozoans, molluscs, tunicates, echinoderms, mangroves and other intertidal plants and microorganisms. The emphasis is on new compounds (1241 for 2012), together with the relevant biological activities, source organisms and country of origin. Biosynthetic studies, first syntheses, and syntheses that lead to the revision of structures or stereochemistries, have been included.
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- John W Blunt
- Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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