Marine Natural Products with Anti-HIV Activities in the Last Decade
Marine organisms have been proven to be excellent sources of biologically active compounds against HIV. This review gives an overview of 132 natural products from marine sources obtained during the last decade (2002–2011), which exhibit anti-HIV activity toward different biological
targets. Sponges contribute more than half of all anti-HIV natural products from marine organisms, mainly as alkaloids and cyclic depsipeptides. In addition, some macromolecules are considered as potential anti-HIV agents, including lectins from algae and marine invertebrates, as well as sulfated
polysaccharides from algae. In the reviewed marine natural products, many active ingredients act as HIV entry inhibitors, one class of new anti-HIV agents, and may be regarded as potential candidates for the development of novel anti-HIV agents. The other features of development in the marine
original anti-HIV natural products in this ten years are also discussed.
Keywords: 132 natural products; Anti-HIV; HIV entry inhibitors; Marine Natural Products; biologically active compounds; last decade; macromolecules; marine organisms; natural products; sponges
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 March 2013
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