Abstract
Marine invertebrates including sponges, soft coral, tunicates, mollusks and bryozoan have proved to be a prolific source of bioactive natural products. Among marine-derived metabolites, terpenoids have provided a vast array of molecular architectures. These isoprenoid-derived metabolites also exhibit highly specialized biological activities ranging from nerve regeneration to blood-sugar regulation. As a result, intense research activity has been devoted to characterizing invertebrate terpenes from both a chemical and biological standpoint. This review focuses on the chemistry and biology of terpene metabolites isolated from the Red Sea ecosystem, a unique marine biome with one of the highest levels of biodiversity and specifically rich in invertebrate species.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3154-3181 |
Number of pages | 28 |
Journal | Marine Drugs |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Biomedical leads
- Marine ecosystem
- Marine invertebrates
- Red Sea
- Terpenes