Antitumor and Antimicrobial Potential of Bromoditerpenes Isolated from the Red Alga, Sphaerococcus coronopifolius

Antitumor and Antimicrobial Potential of Bromoditerpenes Isolated from the Red Alga, Sphaerococcus coronopifolius

Cancer and infectious diseases continue to be a major public health problem, and new drugs are necessary. As marine organisms are well known to provide a wide range of original compounds, the aim of this study was to investigate the bioactivity of the main constituents of the cosmopolitan red alga,...

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Main Authors: Daniel Rodrigues, Celso Alves, André Horta, Susete Pinteus, Joana Silva, Gérald Culioli, Olivier P. Thomas, Rui Pedrosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-01-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
red algae
Sphaerococcus
diterpenes
sphaerane
dactylomelane
HepG-2
pathogenic microorganisms
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/13/2/713

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