Marine sponges are productive sources of bioactive secondary metabolites with over 200
new compounds isolated each year, contributing 23% of approved marine drugs so far. This …

The discovery of natural products derived from marine sources has demonstrated a
consistent upward trajectory for the decade of 2011-2020, holding significant promise for the …

Marine sponges belonging to the phylum Porifera (Metazoa), evolutionarily the oldest
animals are the single best source of marine natural products. The present review presents …

In the last decades researchers of natural products chemistry focused their research in a
wide variety of bioactive compounds from marine species. Marine sponges (Porifera) have …

Marine sponge-associated fungi are promising sources of structurally interesting and
bioactive secondary metabolites. Great plenty of natural products have been discovered …

It is well known that microorganisms are abundant in sponges, which make up 50%-60% of
the host biomass. Moreover, mounting evidence suggests that bacteria, fungi, and …

Marine sponges have been considered as a drug treasure house with respect to great
potential regarding their secondary metabolites. Most of the studies have been conducted …

Microorganisms are the dominating source of food and nutrition for sponges and play an
important role in sponge structure, chemical defense, excretion and evolution. In recent …

Background: Sponges are rich source of bioactive natural products synthesized by the
symbiotic bacteria belonging to different phyla. Due to a competition for space and nutrients …

The marine sponge genus Agelas comprises a rich reservoir of species and natural products
with diverse chemical structures and biological properties with potential application in new …