| Autor: |
Mohamed Elamir F. Hegazy, Tarik A. Mohamed, Montaser A. Alhammady, Alaa M. Shaheen, Eman H. Reda, Abdelsamed I. Elshamy, Mina Aziz, Paul W. Paré |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Marine Drugs, Vol 13, Iss 5, Pp 3154-3181 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1660-3397 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/md13053154 |
| Popis: |
Marine invertebrates including sponges, soft coral, tunicates, mollusks and bryozoan have proved to be a prolific source of bioactive natural products. Among marine-derived metabolites, terpenoids have provided a vast array of molecular architectures. These isoprenoid-derived metabolites also exhibit highly specialized biological activities ranging from nerve regeneration to blood-sugar regulation. As a result, intense research activity has been devoted to characterizing invertebrate terpenes from both a chemical and biological standpoint. This review focuses on the chemistry and biology of terpene metabolites isolated from the Red Sea ecosystem, a unique marine biome with one of the highest levels of biodiversity and specifically rich in invertebrate species. |
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