title: Natural products from marine algae of the genus Osmundaria (Rhodophyceae, Ceramiales).
abstract: The present work is a review of the natural products isolated from red marine algae of the genus Osmundaria (including Vidalia), which intends to encompass their occurrence in the species of this genus, the possible synonymies, their geographic distribution, their structural variety and their biological potential as prototypes for the pharmaceutical industry and as active principles of cosmetics. At the end, we provide a table with these natural products and their biological activities.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências e Biotecnologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24210-130.
authors.forename: Kelvin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osako
authors.forename: Valéria Laneuville
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Teixeira
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000461:Rhodophyta / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products