Natural Compounds and Drug Discovery : Can Cnidarian Venom Play a Role?

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Natural compounds extracted from organisms and microorganisms are an important resource for the development of drugs and bioactive molecules. Many such compounds have made valuable contributions in diverse fields such as human health, pharmaceutics and industrial applications. Presently, however, research on investigating natural compounds from marine organisms is scarce. This is somewhat surprising considering that the marine environment makes a major contribution to Earth's ecosystems and consequently possesses a vast storehouse of diverse marine species. Interestingly, of the marine bioactive natural compounds identified to date, many are venoms, coming from Cnidarians (jellyfish, sea anemones, corals). Cnidarians are therefore particularly interesting marine species, producing important biological compounds that warrant further investigation for their development as possible therapeutic agents. From an experimental aspect, this review aims to emphasize and update the current scientific knowledge reported on selected biological activity (antiinflammatory, antimicrobial, antitumoral, anticoagulant, along with several less studied effects) of Cnidarian venoms/extracts, highlighting potential aspects for ongoing research towards their utilization in human therapeutic approaches.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Central nervous system agents in medicinal chemistry - 19(2019), 2 vom: 27., Seite 114-118

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mariottini, Gian Luigi [VerfasserIn]
Grice, Irwin Darren [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biological Factors
Biological Products
Cnidarian Venoms
Cnidarians
Corals
Drug discovery
Jellyfish
Journal Article
Natural compounds
Review
Sea anemones
Venoms.

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Date Completed 30.01.2020

Date Revised 30.01.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1871524919666190227234834

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM294515496