Dankasterone, a new class of cytotoxic steroid produced by a Gymnascella species from a marine sponge

Authors
Amagata, T Doi, M Tohgo, M Minoura, K Numata, A
Citation
T. Amagata et al., Dankasterone, a new class of cytotoxic steroid produced by a Gymnascella species from a marine sponge, CHEM COMMUN, (14), 1999, pp. 1321-1322
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
13597345 → ACNP
Issue
14
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1321 - 1322
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(19990721):14<1321:DANCOC>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Dankasterone, produced by a strain of Gymnascella dankaliensis from the mar ine sponge Halichondria japonica, is a novel class of steroid with signific ant cytotoxicity against tumour cells in culture.