Cytotoxic and Anti-HSV-1 Effects of Caulerpin Derivatives.

ABSTRACT: Marine organisms represent a potential source of secondary metabolites with various therapeutic properties. However, the pharmaceutical industry still needs to explore the algological resource. The species Caulerpa lamouroux Forssk presents confirmed biological activities associated with its major compound caulerpin, such as antinociceptive, spasmolytic, antiviral, antimicrobial, insecticidal, and cytotoxic. Considering that caulerpin is still limited, such as low solubility or chemical instability, it was subjected to a structural modifications test to establish which molecular regions could accept structural modification and to elucidate the cytotoxic bioactive structure in Vero cells (African green monkey kidney cells, Cercopithecus aethiops; ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA) and a

SUBMITTER: Abilio GMF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11357404 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature