THE CHEMISTRY OF SOME SPONGES AND THEIR SYMBIONTS

Authors
FAULKNER J UNSON MD BEWLEY CA
Citation
J. Faulkner et al., THE CHEMISTRY OF SOME SPONGES AND THEIR SYMBIONTS, Pure and applied chemistry, 66(10-11), 1994, pp. 1983-1990
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Pure and applied chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00334545
Volume
66
Issue
10-11
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1983 - 1990
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-4545(1994)66:10-11<1983:TCOSSA>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
From both ecological and biomedical viewpoints, it has become importan t to know whether the metabolites isolated from sponges are produced b y symbiotic micro-organisms. Certain halogenated metabolites from Dysi dea herbacea are localized in the symbiotic cyanobacterium Oscillatori a spongeliae. Recent studies concerning the origin of bioactive metabo lites from lithistid sponges, some of which contain filamentous micro- organisms, are presented.