Tag: Marine actinomycetes

Cytotoxic compounds from marine actinomycetes: sources, structures and bioactivity

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal.   Marine actinomycetes produce a substantial number of natural products with cytotoxic activity. Actinomycete strains have been isolated from sources including fishes, coral, sponges, seaweeds, mangroves and sediments. These cytotoxic compounds can be broadly categorized into four classes: polyketides; non-ribosomal peptides and hybrids; isoprenoids and hybrids; and […]