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A Fish-feeding Laboratory Bioassay to Assess the Antipredatory Activity of Secondary Metabolites from the Tissues of Marine Organisms
Published on: January 11, 2015
The chemistry and chemical ecology of nudibranchs
Lewis J Dean1, Michèle R Prinsep
1School of Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Michele@waikato.ac.nz.
Abstract:
Covering: up to the end of February 2017Nudibranchs have attracted the attention of natural product researchers due to the potential for discovery of bioactive metabolites, in conjunction with the interesting predator-prey chemical ecological interactions that are present. This review covers the literature published on natural products isolated from nudibranchs up to February 2017 with species arranged taxonomically. Selected examples of metabolites obtained from nudibranchs across the full range of taxa are discussed, including their origins (dietary or biosynthetic) if known and biological activity.
