This study examined the antimalarial activity of a furanosesquiterpene, furodysinin, one of the major metabolites of the dorid nudibranch Hypselodoris tryoni. The nudibranchs were collected from Balinese waters and the metabolites were purified by chromatography. Ex vivo rodent malaria Plasmodium berghei assays were conducted to determine the metabolite antimalarial activity.
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