title: Naturally occurring peroxides with biological activities.
abstract: New natural peroxides that have potent biological activities with novel diverse structures are reviewed with classification as secondary metabolites such as terpenes, polyketides, phenolics, and hydroperoxides. These compounds, isolated mainly from medicinal plants and marine sponges, are valuable sources in the drug discovery for particularly antitumor and antimalarial agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea. mkjung@alchemy.yonsei.ac.kr
authors.forename: Mankil
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Hanjo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyunghoon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Moonsoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008386:Marine Biology; D010545:Peroxides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D011161:Porifera / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000962:Antimalarials; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001688:Biological Products; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D010545:Peroxides; D010636:Phenols; D013729:Terpenes