Date of Award
Spring 2003
Document Type
Legacy Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Department
Marine Science
College
College of Science
First Advisor
Brett Simpson
Abstract/Description
Marine sponges have been known to produce chemical compounds that exhibit bioactivity towards a variety of cancers and diseases. The fascaplysin alkaloids, first discovered in the 1980's, continue to command attention. These compounds represent potential leads for new therapeutics and/or molecular probes and can be obtained by synthesis or by isolation from marine invertebrates. Two novel compounds were isolated from an Indonesian collection of Fascaplysinopsis reticulata and were identified as brominated fascaplysins. The isolation process, elucidation of structures, and importance of such discoveries will be discussed.
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Recommended Citation
Lopez, Suzette Reine, "Isolation and Structural Elucidation of Novel Compounds from Fascaplysinopsis reticulata" (2003). Honors Theses. 245.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/honors-theses/245