The Lithistida: important sources of compounds useful in biomedical research

Lithistid sponges have been an important source of structurally complex natural products with potent biological activities. Examples of compounds marketed as biological markers along with recent advances in defining the modes of action and biomedical potential of lithistid-derived compounds are presented.

This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09581669 and may be cited as: Wright, A. E. (2010). The Lithistida: important sources of compounds useful in biomedical research. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 21(6), 801-7. doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2010.09.012

Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1824.