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Hegazy MEF, Mohamed TA, Alhammady MA, Shaheen AM, Reda EH, Elshamy AI, Aziz M, Paré PW. Molecular architecture and biomedical leads of terpenes from red sea marine invertebrates. Mar Drugs 2015; 13:3154-81. [PMID: 26006713 PMCID: PMC4446624 DOI: 10.3390/md13053154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Revised: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Marine invertebrates including sponges, soft coral, tunicates, mollusks and bryozoan have proved to be a prolific source of bioactive natural products. Among marine-derived metabolites, terpenoids have provided a vast array of molecular architectures. These isoprenoid-derived metabolites also exhibit highly specialized biological activities ranging from nerve regeneration to blood-sugar regulation. As a result, intense research activity has been devoted to characterizing invertebrate terpenes from both a chemical and biological standpoint. This review focuses on the chemistry and biology of terpene metabolites isolated from the Red Sea ecosystem, a unique marine biome with one of the highest levels of biodiversity and specifically rich in invertebrate species.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohamed Elamir F Hegazy
- Chemistry of Medicinal Plants Department, Center of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth st., Dokki, Giza, P.O. Box 12622, Egypt.
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- Chemistry of Medicinal Plants Department, Center of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth st., Dokki, Giza, P.O. Box 12622, Egypt.
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- National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Red Sea Branch, Hurghada 84511, Egypt.
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- Chemistry of Medicinal Plants Department, Center of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth st., Dokki, Giza, P.O. Box 12622, Egypt.
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- Chemistry of Medicinal Plants Department, Center of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth st., Dokki, Giza, P.O. Box 12622, Egypt.
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- Natural Compounds Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth st. (former El Tahrir st.) Dokki, Giza, P.O. Box 12622, Egypt.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.
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