The Cyanobacteria-Dominated Sponge Dactylospongia elegans in the South China Sea: Prokaryotic Community and Metagenomic Insights
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01387
Abstract: The South China Sea is a special reservoir of sponges of which prokaryotic communities are less studied. Here, a new record of the sponge Dactylospongia elegans is reported near the coast of Jinqing Island in… read more here.
Keywords: south china; dactylospongia elegans; china sea; sponge ... See more keywords
Xishaeleganins A–D, Sesquiterpenoid Hydroquinones from Xisha Marine Sponge Dactylospongia elegans
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DOI: 10.3390/md20020118
Abstract: Four new sesquiterpene hydroquinones, xishaeleganins A–D (6–9), along with eleven known related ones (12 and 14–23) were isolated from the Xisha marine sponge Dactylospongia elegans (family Thorectida). Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic analysis,… read more here.
Keywords: sponge dactylospongia; marine sponge; xisha marine; dactylospongia elegans ... See more keywords
Dactylospongia elegans—A Promising Drug Source: Metabolites, Bioactivities, Biosynthesis, Synthesis, and Structural-Activity Relationship
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DOI: 10.3390/md20040221
Abstract: Marine environment has been identified as a huge reservoir of novel biometabolites that are beneficial for medical treatments, as well as improving human health and well-being. Sponges have been highlighted as one of the most… read more here.
Keywords: structural activity; dactylospongia elegans; biosynthesis synthesis; bioactivities biosynthesis ... See more keywords
Unveiling the Efficacy of Sesquiterpenes from Marine Sponge Dactylospongia elegans in Inhibiting Dihydrofolate Reductase Using Docking and Molecular Dynamic Studies
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DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031292
Abstract: Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) is a crucial enzyme that maintains the levels of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate (THF) required for the biological synthesis of the building blocks of DNA, RNA, and proteins. Over-activation of DHFR results in the progression… read more here.
Keywords: sponge dactylospongia; dactylospongia elegans; molecular dynamic; marine sponge ... See more keywords