Trends in the Discovery of New Marine Natural Products from Invertebrates over the Last Two Decades – Where and What Are We Bioprospecting?

C. Leal, Miguel; Puga, João; Serôdio, João; C. M. Gomes, Newton; Calado, Ricardo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030580

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Trends in the Discovery of New Marine Natural Products from Invertebrates over the Last Two Decades – Where and What Are We Bioprospecting?

Published in PLoS ONE • Jan 20, 2012

Authors:

Miguel C. Leal

João Puga

João Serôdio

Abstract

It is acknowledged that marine invertebrates produce bioactive natural products that may be useful for developing new drugs. By exploring untapped geographical sources and/or novel groups of organisms one can maximize the search for new marine drugs to treat human diseases. The goal of this paper is...

Subject

Bioprospecting

Marine invertebrates

Phylum

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