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The Lithistida: important sources of compounds useful in biomedical research

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2010
Title: The Lithistida: important sources of compounds useful in biomedical research.
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Name(s): Wright, Amy E., creator
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Issuance: single unit
Date Issued: 2010
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Extent: 8 p.
Physical Description: pdf
Language(s): English
Identifier: 3331940 (digitool), FADT3331940 (IID), fau:6164 (fedora), 10.1016/j.copbio.2010.09.012 (doi)
Note(s): 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.
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09581669 and may be cited as: Wright, A. E. (2010). The Lithistida: important sources of compounds useful in biomedical research. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 21(6), 801-7. doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2010.09.012
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1824.
Subject(s): Sponges
Biomedical research
Marine natural products
Bioactive compounds
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3331940
Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2010.09.012
Restrictions on Access: ©2010 Elsevier B.V.
Host Institution: FAU