Marine Biopharmaceuticals: Scope and Prospects

Author(s): Santhanam Ramesh*, Ramasamy Santhanam* and Veintramuthu Sankar * .

DOI: 10.2174/9789815196474124010006

Promising Pharmaceutical Compounds of Marine Sponges: Their Chemistry and Therapeutic Applications

Pp: 88-142 (55)

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Marine Biopharmaceuticals: Scope and Prospects

Promising Pharmaceutical Compounds of Marine Sponges: Their Chemistry and Therapeutic Applications

Author(s): Santhanam Ramesh*, Ramasamy Santhanam* and Veintramuthu Sankar * .

Pp: 88-142 (55)

DOI: 10.2174/9789815196474124010006

* (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

Abstract

This chapter deals with the promising bioactive compounds of the marine sponge species belonging to the classes Calcarea and Demospongiae. Further, the chemical classes and the bioactivities of these secondary metabolites are dealt with.