New Cytotoxic and Antibacterial Compounds Isolated from the Sea Hare, Aplysia kurodai

Abstract: The extract of the sea hare, Aplysia kurodai, showed cytotoxicity against HeLa cells and antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Bioassay-guided purification afforded four active compounds, which were identified to be laurinterol, laurinterol acetate, debromolaurinterol, and...

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Main Authors: Tomihisa Ohta, Yuko Yamashita, Sachiko Tsukamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2005-04-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/3/2/22/