Turbinamide, a New Selective Cytotoxic Agent from the Mediterranean Tunicate Sidnyum turbinatum
- 22 August 2001
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Organic Letters
- Vol. 3 (19) , 2941-2944
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ol016164h
Abstract
A unique cytotoxic metabolite, turbinamide (1), has been isolated from the marine tunicate Sidnyumturbinatum through a bioassay-guided approach. Its structure has been elucidated by an extensive spectroscopic analysis. Turbinamide demonstrated a strong and selective cytotoxic effect against neuronal cells rather than immune system cells.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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