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Selected Papers from XVI MaNaPro and XI ECMNP

A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).

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Interests: marine natural products; structure elucidation; secondary metabolites; blue biotechnology; bioactive compounds from actinomycetes; drug discovery and biotechnological applications
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MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal
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1. Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Interests: cyanobacteria; toxins; cyanotoxins; marine biotechnology; secondary metabolites; cyanobacterial blooms; ecotoxicology; environmental contamination
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Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee for the XVI MaNaPro and XI ECMNP, we would like to cordially invite you to the ‘must-attend’ conference of 2019: the XVI International Symposium on Marine Natural Products and XV European Congress on Marine Natural Products joint meeting, http://wmnp2019.ipleiria.pt/, to be held in Peniche, Portugal, from September 1st to 5th, 2019.

Young scientists in the marine natural products (MNP) field from all over the world are especially encouraged to participate. Senior experts, rising MNP stars and early scientists will present their results in a combination of plenary lectures, contributed oral communications, and poster sessions.

The joint XVI MaNaPro and XI ECMNP meeting includes the following topics:

  • Isolation and structure elucidation of marine natural products;
  • Biosynthesis and chemical synthesis of marine natural products;
  • Marine chemical ecology and ecosystem functioning;
  • Marine natural products in chemical biology and biotechnology;
  • Drug discovery and development.

To maximize the impact of this conference to the marine natural products community, the chairs of this conference are organizing a Special Issue of Marine Drugs dedicated to this symposium entitled “Selected Papers from the XVI MaNaPro and XI ECMNP”. We kindly invite the attendees to contribute manuscripts for research papers or reviews for this Special Issue of Marine Drugs.

* Each submission will enjoy a 20% discount on APC, after accepted.

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Prof. Dr. Rui Pedrosa
Prof. Dr. Vitor Vasconcelos
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Amentadione from the Alga Cystoseira usneoides as a Novel Osteoarthritis Protective Agent in an Ex Vivo Co-Culture OA Model
by Nuna Araújo, Carla S. B. Viegas, Eva Zubía, Joana Magalhães, Acácio Ramos, Maria M. Carvalho, Henrique Cruz, João Paulo Sousa, Francisco J. Blanco, Cees Vermeer and Dina C. Simes
Mar. Drugs 2020, 18(12), 624; https://doi.org/10.3390/md18120624 - 7 Dec 2020
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Osteoarthritis (OA) remains a prevalent chronic disease without effective prevention and treatment. Amentadione (YP), a meroditerpenoid purified from the alga Cystoseira usneoides, has demonstrated anti-inflammatory activity. Here, we investigated the YP anti-osteoarthritic potential, by using a novel OA preclinical drug development pipeline [...] Read more.
Osteoarthritis (OA) remains a prevalent chronic disease without effective prevention and treatment. Amentadione (YP), a meroditerpenoid purified from the alga Cystoseira usneoides, has demonstrated anti-inflammatory activity. Here, we investigated the YP anti-osteoarthritic potential, by using a novel OA preclinical drug development pipeline designed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and anti-mineralizing activities of potential OA-protective compounds. The workflow was based on in vitro primary cell cultures followed by human cartilage explants assays and a new OA co-culture model, combining cartilage explants with synoviocytes under interleukin-1β (IL-1β) or hydroxyapatite (HAP) stimulation. A combination of gene expression analysis and measurement of inflammatory mediators showed that the proposed model mimicked early disease stages, while YP counteracted inflammatory responses by downregulation of COX-2 and IL-6, improved cartilage homeostasis by downregulation of MMP3 and the chondrocytes hypertrophic differentiation factors Col10 and Runx2. Importantly, YP downregulated NF-κB gene expression and decreased phosphorylated IkBα/total IkBα ratio in chondrocytes. These results indicate the co-culture as a relevant pre-clinical OA model, and strongly suggest YP as a cartilage protective factor by inhibiting inflammatory, mineralizing, catabolic and differentiation processes during OA development, through inhibition of NF-κB signaling pathways, with high therapeutic potential. Full article
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Anti-Inflammatory Cembranoids from a Formosa Soft Coral Sarcophyton cherbonnieri
by Chia-Chi Peng, Chiung-Yao Huang, Atallah F. Ahmed, Tsong-Long Hwang and Jyh-Horng Sheu
Mar. Drugs 2020, 18(11), 573; https://doi.org/10.3390/md18110573 - 19 Nov 2020
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The present investigation on chemical constituents of the soft coral Sarcophyton cherbonnieri resulted in the isolation of seven new cembranoids, cherbonolides F–L (1–7). The chemical structures of 1–7 were determined by spectroscopic methods, including infrared, one- and [...] Read more.
The present investigation on chemical constituents of the soft coral Sarcophyton cherbonnieri resulted in the isolation of seven new cembranoids, cherbonolides F–L (1–7). The chemical structures of 1–7 were determined by spectroscopic methods, including infrared, one- and two-dimensional (1D and 2D) NMR (COSY, HSQC, HMBC, and NOESY), MS experiments, and a chemical reduction of hydroperoxide by triphenylphosphine. The anti-inflammatory activities of 1–7 against neutrophil proinflammatory responses were evaluated by measuring their inhibitory ability toward N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine/cytochalasin B (fMLF/CB)-induced superoxide anion generation and elastase release in primary human neutrophils. The results showed that all isolates exhibited moderate activities, while cherbonolide G (2) and cherbonolide H (3) displayed a more active effect than others on the inhibition of elastase release (48.2% ± 6.2%) and superoxide anion generation (44.5% ± 4.6%) at 30 µM, respectively. Full article
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The Advanced Floating Chirality Distance Geometry Approach―How Anisotropic NMR Parameters Can Support the Determination of the Relative Configuration of Natural Products
by Matthias Köck, Michael Reggelin and Stefan Immel
Mar. Drugs 2020, 18(6), 330; https://doi.org/10.3390/md18060330 - 24 Jun 2020
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The configurational analysis of complex natural products by NMR spectroscopy is still a challenging task. The assignment of the relative configuration is usually carried out by analysis of interproton distances from NOESY or ROESY spectra (qualitative or quantitative) and scalar (J) [...] Read more.
The configurational analysis of complex natural products by NMR spectroscopy is still a challenging task. The assignment of the relative configuration is usually carried out by analysis of interproton distances from NOESY or ROESY spectra (qualitative or quantitative) and scalar (J) couplings. About 15 years ago, residual dipolar couplings (RDCs) were introduced as a tool for the configurational determination of small organic molecules. In contrast to NOEs/ROEs which are local parameters (distances up to 400 pm can be detected for small organic molecules), RDCs are global parameters which allow to obtain structural information also from long-range relationships. RDCs have the disadvantage that the sample needs a setup in an alignment medium in order to obtain the required anisotropic environment. Here, we will discuss the configurational analysis of five complex natural products: axinellamine A (1), tetrabromostyloguanidine (2), 3,7-epi-massadine chloride (3), tubocurarine (4), and vincristine (5). Compounds 1–3 are marine natural products whereas 4 and 5 are from terrestrial sources. The chosen examples will carefully work out the limitations of NOEs/ROEs in the configurational analysis of natural products and will also provide an outlook on the information obtained from RDCs. Full article
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Light-Mediated Toxicity of Porphyrin-Like Pigments from a Marine Polychaeta
by Mariaelena D’Ambrosio, Ana Catarina Santos, Alfonso Alejo-Armijo, A. Jorge Parola and Pedro M. Costa
Mar. Drugs 2020, 18(6), 302; https://doi.org/10.3390/md18060302 - 6 Jun 2020
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Porphyrins and derivatives form one of the most abundant classes of biochromes. They result from the breakdown of heme and have crucial physiological functions. Bilins are well-known representatives of this group that, besides significant antioxidant and anti-mutagenic properties, are also photosensitizers for photodynamic [...] Read more.
Porphyrins and derivatives form one of the most abundant classes of biochromes. They result from the breakdown of heme and have crucial physiological functions. Bilins are well-known representatives of this group that, besides significant antioxidant and anti-mutagenic properties, are also photosensitizers for photodynamic therapies. Recently, we demonstrated that the Polychaeta Eulalia viridis, common in the Portuguese rocky intertidal, holds a high variety of novel greenish and yellowish porphyrinoid pigments, stored as granules in the chromocytes of several organs. On the follow-up of this study, we chemically characterized pigment extracts from the worm’s skin and proboscis using HPLC and evaluated their light and dark toxicity in vivo and ex vivo using Daphnia and mussel gill tissue as models, respectively. The findings showed that the skin and proboscis have distinct patterns of hydrophilic or even amphiphilic porphyrinoids, with some substances in common. The combination of the two bioassays demonstrated that the extracts from the skin exert higher dark toxicity, whereas those from the proboscis rapidly exert light toxicity, then becoming exhausted. One particular yellow pigment that is highly abundant in the proboscis shows highly promising properties as a natural photosensitizer, revealing that porphyrinoids from marine invertebrates are important sources of these high-prized bioproducts. Full article
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Uncovering the Core Microbiome and Distribution of Palmerolide in Synoicum adareanum Across the Anvers Island Archipelago, Antarctica
by Alison E. Murray, Nicole E. Avalon, Lucas Bishop, Karen W. Davenport, Erwan Delage, Armand E.K. Dichosa, Damien Eveillard, Mary L. Higham, Sofia Kokkaliari, Chien-Chi Lo, Christian S. Riesenfeld, Ryan M. Young, Patrick S.G. Chain and Bill J. Baker
Mar. Drugs 2020, 18(6), 298; https://doi.org/10.3390/md18060298 - 2 Jun 2020
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Polar marine ecosystems hold the potential for bioactive compound biodiscovery, based on their untapped macro- and microorganism diversity. Characterization of polar benthic marine invertebrate-associated microbiomes is limited to few studies. This study was motivated by our interest in better understanding the microbiome structure [...] Read more.
Polar marine ecosystems hold the potential for bioactive compound biodiscovery, based on their untapped macro- and microorganism diversity. Characterization of polar benthic marine invertebrate-associated microbiomes is limited to few studies. This study was motivated by our interest in better understanding the microbiome structure and composition of the ascidian, Synoicum adareanum, in which palmerolide A (PalA), a bioactive macrolide with specificity against melanoma, was isolated. PalA bears structural resemblance to a hybrid nonribosomal peptide-polyketide that has similarities to microbially-produced macrolides. We conducted a spatial survey to assess both PalA levels and microbiome composition in S. adareanum in a region of the Antarctic Peninsula near Anvers Island (64°46′ S, 64°03′ W). PalA was ubiquitous and abundant across a collection of 21 ascidians (3 subsamples each) sampled from seven sites across the Anvers Island Archipelago. The microbiome composition (V3–V4 16S rRNA gene sequence variants) of these 63 samples revealed a core suite of 21 bacterial amplicon sequence variants (ASVs)—20 of which were distinct from regional bacterioplankton. ASV co-occurrence analysis across all 63 samples yielded subgroups of taxa that may be interacting biologically (interacting subsystems) and, although the levels of PalA detected were not found to correlate with specific sequence variants, the core members appeared to occur in a preferred optimum and tolerance range of PalA levels. These results, together with an analysis of the biosynthetic potential of related microbiome taxa, describe a conserved, high-latitude core microbiome with unique composition and substantial promise for natural product biosynthesis that likely influences the ecology of the holobiont. Full article
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Anti-Fouling Effects of Saponin-Containing Crude Extracts from Tropical Indo-Pacific Sea Cucumbers
by Elham Kamyab, Norman Goebeler, Matthias Y. Kellermann, Sven Rohde, Miriam Reverter, Maren Striebel and Peter J. Schupp
Mar. Drugs 2020, 18(4), 181; https://doi.org/10.3390/md18040181 - 31 Mar 2020
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Sea cucumbers are bottom dwelling invertebrates, which are mostly found on subtropical and tropical sea grass beds, sandy reef flats, or reef slopes. Although constantly exposed to fouling communities in these habitats, many species are surprisingly free of invertebrate epibionts and microfouling algae [...] Read more.
Sea cucumbers are bottom dwelling invertebrates, which are mostly found on subtropical and tropical sea grass beds, sandy reef flats, or reef slopes. Although constantly exposed to fouling communities in these habitats, many species are surprisingly free of invertebrate epibionts and microfouling algae such as diatoms. In our study, we investigated the anti-fouling (AF) activities of different crude extracts of tropical Indo-Pacific sea cucumber species against the fouling diatom Cylindrotheca closterium. Nine sea cucumber species from three genera (i.e., Holothuria, Bohadschia, Actinopyga) were selected and extracted to assess their AF activities. To verify whether the sea cucumber characteristic triterpene glycosides were responsible for the observed potent AF activities, we tested purified fractions enriched in saponins isolated from Bohadschia argus, representing one of the most active anti-fouling extracts. Saponins were quantified by vanillin-sulfuric acid colorimetric assays and identified by LC-MS and LC-MS/MS analyses. We were able to demonstrate that AF activities in sea cucumber extracts were species-specific, and growth inhibition as well as attachment of the diatom to surfaces is dependent on the saponin concentration (i.e., Actinopyga contained the highest quantities), as well as on the molecular composition and structure of the present saponins (i.e., Bivittoside D derivative was the most bioactive compound). In conclusion, the here performed AF assay represents a promising and fast method for selecting the most promising bioactive organism as well as for identifying novel compounds with potent AF activities for the discovery of potentially novel pharmacologically active natural products. Full article
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A Phenotarget Approach for Identifying an Alkaloid Interacting with the Tuberculosis Protein Rv1466
by Yan Xie, Yunjiang Feng, Angela Di Capua, Tin Mak, Garry W. Buchko, Peter J. Myler, Miaomiao Liu and Ronald J. Quinn
Mar. Drugs 2020, 18(3), 149; https://doi.org/10.3390/md18030149 - 5 Mar 2020
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In recent years, there has been a revival of interest in phenotypic-based drug discovery (PDD) due to target-based drug discovery (TDD) falling below expectations. Both PDD and TDD have their unique advantages and should be used as complementary methods in drug discovery. The [...] Read more.
In recent years, there has been a revival of interest in phenotypic-based drug discovery (PDD) due to target-based drug discovery (TDD) falling below expectations. Both PDD and TDD have their unique advantages and should be used as complementary methods in drug discovery. The PhenoTarget approach combines the strengths of the PDD and TDD approaches. Phenotypic screening is conducted initially to detect cellular active components and the hits are then screened against a panel of putative targets. This PhenoTarget protocol can be equally applied to pure compound libraries as well as natural product fractions. Here we described the use of the PhenoTarget approach to identify an anti-tuberculosis lead compound. Fractions from Polycarpa aurata were identified with activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. Native magnetic resonance mass spectrometry (MRMS) against a panel of 37 proteins from Mycobacterium proteomes showed that a fraction from a 95% ethanol re-extraction specifically formed a protein-ligand complex with Rv1466, a putative uncharacterized Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein. The natural product responsible was isolated and characterized to be polycarpine. The molecular weight of the ligand bound to Rv1466, 233 Da, was half the molecular weight of polycarpine less one proton, indicating that polycarpine formed a covalent bond with Rv1466. Full article
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Investigating the Antiparasitic Potential of the Marine Sesquiterpene Avarone, Its Reduced Form Avarol, and the Novel Semisynthetic Thiazinoquinone Analogue Thiazoavarone
by Concetta Imperatore, Roberto Gimmelli, Marco Persico, Marcello Casertano, Alessandra Guidi, Fulvio Saccoccia, Giovina Ruberti, Paolo Luciano, Anna Aiello, Silvia Parapini, Sibel Avunduk, Nicoletta Basilico, Caterina Fattorusso and Marialuisa Menna
Mar. Drugs 2020, 18(2), 112; https://doi.org/10.3390/md18020112 - 14 Feb 2020
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The chemical analysis of the sponge Dysidea avara afforded the known sesquiterpene quinone avarone, along with its reduced form avarol. To further explore the role of the thiazinoquinone scaffold as an antiplasmodial, antileishmanial and antischistosomal agent, we converted the quinone avarone into the [...] Read more.
The chemical analysis of the sponge Dysidea avara afforded the known sesquiterpene quinone avarone, along with its reduced form avarol. To further explore the role of the thiazinoquinone scaffold as an antiplasmodial, antileishmanial and antischistosomal agent, we converted the quinone avarone into the thiazinoquinone derivative thiazoavarone. The semisynthetic compound, as well as the natural metabolites avarone and avarol, were pharmacologically investigated in order to assess their antiparasitic properties against sexual and asexual stages of Plasmodium falciparum, larval and adult developmental stages of Schistosoma mansoni (eggs included), and also against promastigotes and amastigotes of Leishmania infantum and Leishmania tropica. Furthermore, in depth computational studies including density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed. A toxic semiquinone radical species which can be produced starting both from quinone- and hydroquinone-based compounds could mediate the anti-parasitic effects of the tested compounds. Full article
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Antifouling Napyradiomycins from Marine-Derived Actinomycetes Streptomyces aculeolatus
by Florbela Pereira, Joana R. Almeida, Marisa Paulino, Inês R. Grilo, Helena Macedo, Isabel Cunha, Rita G. Sobral, Vitor Vasconcelos and Susana P. Gaudêncio
Mar. Drugs 2020, 18(1), 63; https://doi.org/10.3390/md18010063 - 18 Jan 2020
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The undesired attachment of micro and macroorganisms on water-immersed surfaces, known as marine biofouling, results in severe prevention and maintenance costs (billions €/year) for aquaculture, shipping and other industries that rely on coastal and off-shore infrastructures. To date, there are no sustainable, cost-effective [...] Read more.
The undesired attachment of micro and macroorganisms on water-immersed surfaces, known as marine biofouling, results in severe prevention and maintenance costs (billions €/year) for aquaculture, shipping and other industries that rely on coastal and off-shore infrastructures. To date, there are no sustainable, cost-effective and environmentally safe solutions to address this challenging phenomenon. Therefore, we investigated the antifouling activity of napyradiomycin derivatives that were isolated from actinomycetes from ocean sediments collected off the Madeira Archipelago. Our results revealed that napyradiomycins inhibited ≥80% of the marine biofilm-forming bacteria assayed, as well as the settlement of Mytilus galloprovincialis larvae (EC50 < 5 µg/ml and LC50/EC50 >15), without viability impairment. In silico prediction of toxicity end points are of the same order of magnitude of standard approved drugs and biocides. Altogether, napyradiomycins disclosed bioactivity against marine micro and macrofouling organisms, and non-toxic effects towards the studied species, displaying potential to be used in the development of antifouling products. Full article
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Ubiquitin-Proteasome Modulating Dolabellanes and Secosteroids from Soft Coral Clavularia flava
by Che-Yen Chiu, Xue-Hua Ling, Shang-Kwei Wang and Chang-Yih Duh
Mar. Drugs 2020, 18(1), 39; https://doi.org/10.3390/md18010039 - 3 Jan 2020
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We performed a high-content screening (HCS) assay aiming to discover bioactive molecules with proteasome inhibitory activity. By structural elucidation, we identified six compounds purified from soft coral Clavularia flava, which potentiates proteasome inhibition. Chemical structure elucidation revealed they are dolabellane- and secosteroid-based [...] Read more.
We performed a high-content screening (HCS) assay aiming to discover bioactive molecules with proteasome inhibitory activity. By structural elucidation, we identified six compounds purified from soft coral Clavularia flava, which potentiates proteasome inhibition. Chemical structure elucidation revealed they are dolabellane- and secosteroid-based compounds including a new dolabellane, clavinflol C (1), three known dolabellanes, stolonidiol (2), stolonidiol-17-acetate (3), and clavinflol B (4) as well as two new secosteroids, 3β,11-dihydroxy-24-methyl-9,11-secocholest-5-en-9,23-dione (5) and 3β,11-dihydroxy-24-methylene-9,11-secocholest-5-en-9,23-dione (6). All six compounds show less cytotoxicity than those of known proteasome inhibitors, bortezomib and MG132. In summary, the high-content measurements of control inhibitors, bortezomib and MG132, manifest the highest ratio >2 in high-content measurement. Of the isolated compounds, 2 and 5 showed higher activity, followed by 3 and 6, and then 1 and 4 exhibited moderate inhibition. Full article
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New Benthic Cyanobacteria from Guadeloupe Mangroves as Producers of Antimicrobials
by Sébastien Duperron, Mehdi A. Beniddir, Sylvain Durand, Arlette Longeon, Charlotte Duval, Olivier Gros, Cécile Bernard and Marie-Lise Bourguet-Kondracki
Mar. Drugs 2020, 18(1), 16; https://doi.org/10.3390/md18010016 - 23 Dec 2019
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Benthic cyanobacteria strains from Guadeloupe have been investigated for the first time by combining phylogenetic, chemical and biological studies in order to better understand the taxonomic and chemical diversity as well as the biological activities of these cyanobacteria through the effect of their [...] Read more.
Benthic cyanobacteria strains from Guadeloupe have been investigated for the first time by combining phylogenetic, chemical and biological studies in order to better understand the taxonomic and chemical diversity as well as the biological activities of these cyanobacteria through the effect of their specialized metabolites. Therefore, in addition to the construction of the phylogenetic tree, indicating the presence of 12 potentially new species, an LC-MS/MS data analysis workflow was applied to provide an overview on chemical diversity of 20 cyanobacterial extracts, which was linked to antimicrobial activities evaluation against human pathogenic and ichtyopathogenic environmental strains. Full article
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Biologically Active Metabolites from the Marine Sediment-Derived Fungus Aspergillus flocculosus
by Anton N. Yurchenko, Phan Thi Hoai Trinh, Elena V. Girich (Ivanets), Olga F. Smetanina, Anton B. Rasin, Roman S. Popov, Sergey A. Dyshlovoy, Gunhild von Amsberg, Ekaterina S. Menchinskaya, Tran Thi Thanh Van and Shamil Sh. Afiyatullov
Mar. Drugs 2019, 17(10), 579; https://doi.org/10.3390/md17100579 - 11 Oct 2019
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Four new compounds were isolated from the Vietnamese marine sediment-derived fungus Aspergillus flocculosus, one aspyrone-related polyketide aspilactonol G (2), one meroterpenoid 12-epi-aspertetranone D (4), two drimane derivatives (7,9), together with five known metabolites ( [...] Read more.
Four new compounds were isolated from the Vietnamese marine sediment-derived fungus Aspergillus flocculosus, one aspyrone-related polyketide aspilactonol G (2), one meroterpenoid 12-epi-aspertetranone D (4), two drimane derivatives (7,9), together with five known metabolites (1,3,5,6,8,10). The structures of compounds 1–10 were established by NMR and MS techniques. The absolute stereoconfigurations of compounds 1 and 2 were determined by a modified Mosher’s method. The absolute configurations of compounds 4 and 7 were established by a combination of analysis of ROESY data and coupling constants as well as biogenetic considerations. Compounds 7 and 8 exhibited cytotoxic activity toward human prostate cancer 22Rv1, human breast cancer MCF-7, and murine neuroblastoma Neuro-2a cells. Full article
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XVI International Symposium on Marine Natural Products|XI European Conference on Marine Natural Products
by Rui Pedrosa, Susana P. Gaudêncio and Vitor Vasconcelos
Mar. Drugs 2020, 18(1), 40; https://doi.org/10.3390/md18010040 - 6 Jan 2020
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The International Symposium on Marine Natural Products (MaNaPro) happened for the first time in 1975 in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, organized by Professor Ronald H [...] Full article
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