Identification of Renieramycin A as an Antileishmanial Substance in a Marine Sponge Neopetrosia sp.

Identification of Renieramycin A as an Antileishmanial Substance in a Marine Sponge Neopetrosia sp.

Abstract: The newly developed assay system using recombinant Leishmania amazonensis expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein (La/egfp) has been applied to the screening of Japanese marine sponges for antileishmanial activity. Bioassay-guided fractionation of an active sponge Neopetrosia sp. aff...

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Main Authors: Yoichi Nakao, Takeru Shiroiwa, Shigeki Matsunaga, Shuhei Murayama, Yasuyuki Goto, Yoshitsugu Matsumoto, Nobuhiro Fusetani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2004-05-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
leishmaniasis
marine sponge
renieramycin A
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/2/2/55/

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