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An Overview of Aplysinopsins: Synthesis and Biological Activities
Eslam R El-Sawy1, Gilbert Kirsch2
1Chemistry of Natural Compounds Department, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt.
Abstract:
Marine products are among the most promising sources of biologically active molecules. Aplysinopsins, tryptophan-derived marine natural products, were isolated from different natural marine sources including sponges, stony corals (hard corals) especially genus scleractinian, as well as sea anemone, in addition to one nudibranch. Aplysinopsins were reported to be isolated from different marine organisms related to various geographic areas such as Pacific, Indonesia, Caribbean, and Mediterranean regions. This review gives an up-to-date overview of marine alkaloid aplysinopsins: their various sources, their synthesis, and the fact that many aplysinopsin derivatives are biologically active compounds.
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