Antifungal Activity of (+)-Curcuphenol, a Metabolite from the Marine Sponge Didiscus oxeata

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Antifungal Activity of (+)-Curcuphenol, a Metabolite from the Marine Sponge Didiscus oxeata

Helena Gaspar^1,* , Sonia Savluchinske Feio¹, Ana Isabel Rodrigues¹ and Rob Soest Van²

¹ Instituto Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, 1649-038, Lisboa, Portugal ² Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94766, 1090-GT, Netherlands

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Received: 17 October 2003 / Accepted: 26 November 2003 / Published: 25 February 2004

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Abstract: The antifungal activity of the sesquiterpenoids (+)-curcuphenol and (+)-curcudiol isolated from the Caribbean sponge Didiscus oxeata was evaluated against several filamentous fungi.

Keywords: Porifera; Didiscus oxeata; antifungal; curcuphenol; curcudiol

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Gaspar, H.; Feio, S.S.; Rodrigues, A.I.; Soest, R., Van Antifungal Activity of (+)-Curcuphenol, a Metabolite from the Marine Sponge Didiscus oxeata. Mar. Drugs 2004, 2, 8-13.

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Gaspar H., Feio S.S., Rodrigues A.I., Soest R., Van Antifungal Activity of (+)-Curcuphenol, a Metabolite from the Marine Sponge Didiscus oxeata. Marine Drugs. 2004; 2(1):8-13.

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Gaspar, Helena; Feio, Sonia S.; Rodrigues, Ana I.; Soest, Rob, Van. 2004. "Antifungal Activity of (+)-Curcuphenol, a Metabolite from the Marine Sponge Didiscus oxeata." Mar. Drugs 2, no. 1: 8-13.

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