The Lithistida: important sources of compounds useful in biomedical research.
Lithistid sponges have been an important source of structurally complex natural products with potent biological activities. Examples of compounds marketed as biological markers along with recent advances in defining the modes of action and biomedical potential of lithistid-derived compounds are presented.
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University, Center for Marine Biomedical and Biotechnology Research, 5600 US 1 North, Fort Pierce, FL 34946, USA. Awrigh33@fau.edu
Amy E
AE
Wright
D000818:Animals; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry*; D035843:Biomedical Research; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011161:Porifera / Q000737:chemistry*
D001688:Biological Products