Novel drugs from marine microorganisms.

Abstract

Marine microorganisms have expected mounting consideration on the basis of bioactive metabolites and propose an exclusive prospect to both enhance the amount of aquatic natural foodstuffs in clinical trials as well as speed up their progress. This review focuses particularly on those molecules, originated from marine microorganisms, presently in the medical pipeline that have been recognized or highly expected to be identified based on growing incidental evidence. Particularly karlotoxin class compounds, isolated from dinoflagellate Karlodinium veneficum, offer chances to create new molecules for control of cancer and high serum cholesterol levels.

• Authors: Faraza Javed, M Imran Qadir, Khalid Hussain Janbaz, Muhammad Ali
• Journal: Critical reviews in microbiology (Crit Rev Microbiol) Vol. 37 Issue 3 Pg. 245-9 (Aug 2011) ISSN: 1549-7828 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 21599497 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Anticholesteremic Agents
• Antineoplastic Agents
• Biological Products

Topics

• Anticholesteremic Agents (chemistry, isolation & purification, pharmacology)
• Antineoplastic Agents (chemistry, isolation & purification, pharmacology)
• Bacteria (chemistry)
• Biological Products (chemistry, isolation & purification, pharmacology)
• Eukaryota (chemistry)
• Humans
• Seawater (microbiology)