New peptides isolated from Lyngbya species: a review.

Mar Drugs

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA.

Published: June 2010

Cyanobacteria of the genus Lyngbya have proven to be prodigious producers of secondary metabolites. Many of these compounds are bioactive and show potential for therapeutic use. This review covers peptides and hybrid polyketide-non-ribosomal peptides isolated from Lyngbya species. The structures and bioactivities of 50 Lyngbya peptides which were reported since 2007 are presented.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2901827PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md8061817DOI Listing

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