Novel antitumour natural products from the phylum Bryozoa

Authors

  • Boris Pejin University of Belgrade, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research - IMSI, Department of Life Sciences, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Miloš Mojović University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Aleksandar G. Savić University of Belgrade, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research - IMSI, Department of Life Sciences, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia.

Keywords:

alkaloids, biological activity, Invertebrata, moss animals, new leads, secondary metabolites

Abstract

This review covers literature published from 2003-2012 for natural products from the phylum Bryozoa. The focus is on new antitumour substances, together with details related to the organism sourced. It describes 19 promising bioactives, originating from 7 marine bryozoans. The chemical structures of all highlighted organic compounds are briefly discussed.

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Published

2014-06-26

How to Cite

Pejin, B., Mojović, M., & Savić, A. G. (2014). Novel antitumour natural products from the phylum Bryozoa. Biologia Serbica, 35(1-2). Retrieved from https://journal.pmf.uns.ac.rs/index.php/biologiaserbica/article/view/166

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 1-2 (2013): Biologia Serbica

Section

Review paper