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ReviewJournal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society2025

Therapeutic Potential of Stylissatin A and Related Cyclic Peptides From Marine Sponges.

Aaqib Ullah, Farzana Shaheen, Uzma Salar, Andreas G Tzakos, Ioannis P Gerothanassis

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Review in Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Aaqib UllahThird World Center for Science and Technology, H.E.J Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5694-5534
Farzana ShaheenThird World Center for Science and Technology, H.E.J Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0057-3960
Uzma SalarDr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
Andreas G TzakosSection of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Ioannis P GerothanassisSection of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.

Funding

European Regional Development Fund TAEDK-06189/Τ2EDK-0326Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan 8169/Sindh/NRPU/R&D/HEC/2017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Marine sponges are sessile invertebrates found in moderate, arctic, and tropical regions, serving as a valuable reservoir of bioactive compounds, particularly Pro-rich peptides. Among these, cyclic peptides have attracted significant interest due to their diverse therapeutic properties. One notable example is Stylissatin A (SA), a Pro-rich cyclic peptide reported from the marine sponge Stylissa massa. SA and its analogues have shown promising biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and anti-obesity effects. Despite the vast potential of marine-derived peptides, only a small number have progressed to the pharmaceutical market. Cyclic peptides like SA offer unique opportunities for molecular modifications and total synthesis, enabling the enhancement of potency, improvement of physicochemical properties, and optimization of synthetic yields. This review highlights the synthetic strategies developed for the total synthesis of SA, explores its structural features and related analogues, and discusses their therapeutic potential, underscoring the promise of SA-based scaffolds as novel peptide-based drug candidates.

Indexed as

Anti-Inflammatory AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsPeptides, CyclicPoriferaAnimalsHumansAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsPeptides, Cyclicanticanceranti‐inflammatoryanti‐obesitymarine spongesStylissa massastylissatin A (SA)

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PMID40702918
PMCPMC12287887

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