Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Menna, Marialuisa
• Imperatore, Concetta
• D'Aniello, Filomena
• Aiello, Anna

Titel

Meroterpenes from marine invertebrates: structures, occurrence, and ecological implications

Ist Teil von

• Marine Drugs, 2013-05, Vol.11 (5), p.1602-1643

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Meroterpenes are widely distributed among marine organisms; they are particularly abundant within brown algae, but other important sources include microorganisms and invertebrates. In the present review the structures and bioactivities of meroterpenes from marine invertebrates, mainly sponges and tunicates, are summarized. More than 300 molecules, often complex and with unique skeletons originating from intra- and inter-molecular cyclizations, and/or rearrangements, are illustrated. The reported syntheses are mentioned. The issue of a potential microbial link to their biosynthesis is also shortly outlined.