title: Astonishing diversity of natural surfactants: 2. Polyether glycosidic ionophores and macrocyclic glycosides.
abstract: Polyether glycosidic ionophores and macrocyclic glycosides are of great interest, especially for the medicinal and pharmaceutical industries. These biologically active natural surfactants are good prospects for the future chemical preparation of compounds useful as antibiotics, anticancer agents, or in industry. More than 300 interesting and unusual natural surfactants are described in this review article, including their chemical structures and biological activities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry and School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. dvalery@cc.huji.ac.il
authors.forename: Valery M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Dembitsky
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001685:Biological Factors; D006027:Glycosides / Q000737:chemistry*; D007476:Ionophores / Q000737:chemistry*; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D013501:Surface-Active Agents
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001685:Biological Factors; D006027:Glycosides; D007476:Ionophores; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; D013501:Surface-Active Agents