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ReviewMarine drugs2025

Extracting Value from Marine and Microbial Natural Product Artifacts and Chemical Reactivity.

Mark S Butler, Robert J Capon

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Review in Marine drugs, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Mark S ButlerCentre for Chemistry and Drug Discovery, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6689-4236
Robert J CaponCentre for Chemistry and Drug Discovery, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8341-7754

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural products are and continue to be a remarkable resource, rich in structural diversity, and endowed with valuable chemical and biological properties that have advanced both science and society. Some natural products, especially those from marine organisms, are chemically reactive, and during extraction and handling can partially or totally transform into artifacts. All too often overlooked or mischaracterised as natural products, artifacts can be invaluable indicators of a uniquely evolved and primed chemical space, with enhanced chemical and biological properties highly prized for drug discovery. To demonstrate this potential, we review a wide selection of marine and microbial case studies, revealing the factors that initiate artifact formation (e.g., solvents, heat, pH, light and air oxidation) and commenting on the mechanisms behind artifact formation. We conclude with reflections on how to recognise and control artifact formation, and how to exploit knowledge of artifacts as a window into unique regions of natural product chemical space-to better inform the development of future marine bioproducts.

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Aquatic OrganismsArtifactsBiological ProductsAnimalsDrug DiscoveryOxidation-ReductionSolventsBiological ProductsSolventsartifactschemical reactivitychemical stabilitydrug discoverymarine bioproductsmarine natural products

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PMID41590702
PMCPMC12843350

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