title: Occurrence of a taurine derivative in an antarctic glass sponge.
abstract: The n-butanol extract of an Antarctic hexactinellid sponge, Anoxycalyx (Scolymastra) joubini, was found to contain a taurine-conjugated anthranilic acid, never reported so far either as a natural product or by synthesis. The compound was inactive against human cancer cells in an in vitro growth inhibitory test, and also showed no antibacterial activity.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carbone
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Núñez-Pons
authors.forename: M Letizia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ciavatta
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castelluccio
authors.forename: Conxita
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Avila
authors.forename: Margherita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gavagnin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000864:Antarctic Regions; D017753:Ecosystem; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011161:Porifera / Q000737:chemistry*; D013654:Taurine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D013654:Taurine