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Marine Drugs, Volume 11, Issue 7

July 2013 - 26 articles

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Articles (26)

  • Article
  • Open Access
357 Citations
24,164 Views
15 Pages

23 July 2013

The production, characterization, and antioxidant capacity of the carotenoid fucoxanthin from the marine diatom Odontella aurita were investigated. The results showed that low light and nitrogen-replete culture medium enhanced the biosynthesis of fuc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
54 Citations
8,655 Views
13 Pages

Aniquinazolines A–D, Four New Quinazolinone Alkaloids from Marine-Derived Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus nidulans

  • Chun-Yan An,
  • Xiao-Ming Li,
  • Chun-Shun Li,
  • Ming-Hui Wang,
  • Gang-Ming Xu and
  • Bin-Gui Wang

23 July 2013

Four new quinazolinone alkaloids, namely, aniquinazolines A–D (1–4), were isolated and identified from the culture of Aspergillus nidulans MA-143, an endophytic fungus obtained from the leaves of marine mangrove plant Rhizophora stylosa. The structur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
11,122 Views
18 Pages

Proteomic Investigation of the Sinulariolide-Treated Melanoma Cells A375: Effects on the Cell Apoptosis through Mitochondrial-Related Pathway and Activation of Caspase Cascade

  • Hsing-Hui Li,
  • Jui-Hsin Su,
  • Chien-Chih Chiu,
  • Jen-Jie Lin,
  • Zih-Yan Yang,
  • Wen-Ing Hwang,
  • Yu-Kuei Chen,
  • Yu-Hsuan Lo and
  • Yu-Jen Wu

22 July 2013

Sinulariolide is an active compound isolated from the cultured soft coral Sinularia flexibilis. In this study, we investigated the effects of sinulariolide on A375 melanoma cell growth and protein expression. Sinulariolide suppressed the proliferatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
59 Citations
10,259 Views
12 Pages

22 July 2013

Microcystins (MCs) are the most frequently found cyanobacterial toxins in freshwater systems. Many MC variants have been identified and variants differ in their toxicity. Recent studies showed that the variants MC-LW and MC-LF might be more toxic tha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
11,781 Views
12 Pages

Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Barettin

  • Karianne F. Lind,
  • Espen Hansen,
  • Bjarne Østerud,
  • Karl-Erik Eilertsen,
  • Annette Bayer,
  • Magnus Engqvist,
  • Kinga Leszczak,
  • Trond Ø. Jørgensen and
  • Jeanette H. Andersen

22 July 2013

In this paper, we present novel bioactivity for barettin isolated from the marine sponge Geodia barretti. We found that barettin showed strong antioxidant activity in biochemical assays as well as in a lipid peroxidation cell assay. A de-brominated s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
75 Citations
9,486 Views
9 Pages

Secondary Metabolites of a Mangrove Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus terreus (No. GX7-3B) from the South China Sea

  • Chun-Mei Deng,
  • Shi-Xin Liu,
  • Cai-Huan Huang,
  • Ji-Yan Pang and
  • Yong-Cheng Lin

19 July 2013

The mangrove endophytic fungus Aspergillus terreus (No. GX7-3B) was cultivated in potato dextrose liquid medium, and one rare thiophene compound (1), together with anhydrojavanicin (2), 8-O-methylbostrycoidin (3), 8-O-methyljavanicin (4), botryosphae...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,829 Views
21 Pages

Lithothamnion muelleri Controls Inflammatory Responses, Target Organ Injury and Lethality Associated with Graft-versus-Host Disease in Mice

  • Barbara M. Rezende,
  • Priscila T. T. Bernardes,
  • Carolina B. Resende,
  • Rosa M. E. Arantes,
  • Danielle G. Souza,
  • Fernão C. Braga,
  • Marina G. M. Castor,
  • Mauro M. Teixeira and
  • Vanessa Pinho

18 July 2013

Lithothamnion muelleri (Hapalidiaceae) is a marine red alga, which is a member of a group of algae with anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and immunomodulatory properties. The present study evaluated the effects of treatment with Lithothamnion muelleri ex...

  • Review
  • Open Access
295 Citations
23,772 Views
64 Pages

16 July 2013

The peer-reviewed marine pharmacology literature from 2009 to 2011 is presented in this review, following the format used in the 1998–2008 reviews of this series. The pharmacology of structurally-characterized compounds isolated from marine animals,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
9,014 Views
21 Pages

APS8, a Polymeric Alkylpyridinium Salt Blocks α7 nAChR and Induces Apoptosis in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

  • Ana Zovko,
  • Kristina Viktorsson,
  • Rolf Lewensohn,
  • Katja Kološa,
  • Metka Filipič,
  • Hong Xing,
  • William R. Kem,
  • Laura Paleari and
  • Tom Turk

16 July 2013

Naturally occurring 3-alkylpyridinium polymers (poly-APS) from the marine sponge Reniera sarai, consisting of monomers containing polar pyridinium and nonpolar alkyl chain moieties, have been demonstrated to exert a wide range of biological activitie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
8,368 Views
14 Pages

15 July 2013

Halichondramide (HCA), a trisoxazole-containing macrolide isolated from the marine sponge Chondrosia corticata has been shown to exhibit cytotoxicity and antifungal activities. In our previous study, HCA was also found to exhibit antiproliferative ac...

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