title: Recent N-atom containing compounds from indo-pacific invertebrates.
abstract: A large variety of unique N-atom containing compounds (alkaloids) without terrestrial counterparts, have been isolated from marine invertebrates, mainly sponges and ascidians. Many of these compounds display interesting biological activities. In this report we present studies on nitrogenous compounds, isolated by our group during the last few years, from Indo-Pacific sponges, one ascidian and one gorgonian. The major part of the review deals with metabolites from the Madagascar sponge Fascaplysinopsis sp., namely, four groups of secondary metabolites, the salarins, tulearins, taumycins and tausalarins.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978, Israel. kashman@post.tau.ac.il
authors.forename: Yoel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kashman
authors.forename: Ashgan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bishara
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aknin
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D019156:Indian Ocean; D018942:Macrolides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008270:Madagascar; D017672:Nitrogen Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010140:Pacific Ocean; D011161:Porifera / Q000378:metabolism*; D014561:Urochordata / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D018942:Macrolides; D017672:Nitrogen Compounds