New and exceptionally potent antineoplastic agents denominated Bryostatin 9, Bryostatin 10, Bryostatin 11, Bryostatin 12 and Bryostatin 13 have been isolated from the marine animal Bugula neritina (Linneaeus) (Bryozoan phylum) and the structures identified. Meaningful antineoplastic activity is found for each.
Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for healing wounds
申请人:Tennenbaum Tamar
公开号:US20060258562A1
公开(公告)日:2006-11-16
Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for inducing or accelerating a healing process of a damaged skin or skin wound, comprise modulating expression and/or activity of at least two PKC isoforms in skin cells colonizing the damaged skin or skin wound area.
Biosynthesis of bryostatins by polyketide synthases (PKS)
申请人:Targett M. Nancy
公开号:US20070026488A1
公开(公告)日:2007-02-01
The present invention relates to the discovery, isolation and sequencing of novel polyketide synthase genes. These newly identified genes are involved in the biosynthesis of bryostatins. The genes are found to be expressed in all life stages of
Bugula neritina,
are associated with the bacterial symbiont
Endobugula sertula
and are believed to be part of a large polyketide gene cluster that is responsible for the production of bryostatins.