Renewable marine resources of São Paulo State coast. Porifera (Demospongiae) and Chordata (Tunicata): taxonomy, chemistry and pharmacology

• Grant number: 96/04316-5
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Start date: April 01, 1997
• End date: November 30, 2001
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Principal Investigator: José Carlos de Freitas
• Grantee: José Carlos de Freitas
• Host Institution: Centro de Biologia Marinha (CEBIMAR). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Sebastião , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant(s): 00/03401-6 - 6-methoxy-7-methyl-8-oxoguanine, an unusual purine from the ascidian symplegma rubra., PUB.ART; 99/05716-5 - Biologically active natural products from southeastern brazilian shallow water marine invertebrates., AR.EXT; 99/02190-2 - Mary J. Garson | University of Queensland - Austrália, AV.EXT; 98/07343-9 - Comparative toxicity of two pufferfishes from the brazilian coast., AR.EXT; 97/09906-8 - Marine natural product pharmacology program in university of sao paulobrazil., AR.EXT

Abstract

This project is to investigate the chemical and pharmacological properties of natural substances isolated and purified from marine sponges and tunicates. The work program is organized with interdisciplinary collaboration foccusing taxonomy, chemistry and pharmacology to analyze selected chemicals from known and unknown marine species of sponges and ascidians found in the coast of São Paulo State, Brazil. They are important animals in the marine biodiversity. The taxonomical approach will follow the systematic agenda 2000, such as faunistic survey, natural taxonomy and the up to date data will be published via Internet. Behavioral observations in the field such as, absence of epibionts, lack of predation will be made in order to find cues for high levels of biological activity. The experimental approach will be the systematic investigation of actions of organic extracts or purified and identified compounds in laboratory animals, organs, tissues and cells to define the profiles of biological activity and possible mechanisms of action. Neurotoxicity, cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory activity wil be the main tests to be made. The data obtained from this screening research are being critically evaluated to determine if we follow up these studies in terms of mechanisms of actions or discontinue it. Sometimes there are substances of potential therapeutic and chemotaxotonomic values or of important role on chemical communication in the marine environment. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

ANA CLAUDIA GRANATO; ROBERTO G. S. BERLINCK; ALVICLÉR MAGALHÃES; ALEXANDRE B. SCHEFER; ANTONIO G. FERREIRA; BIANCA DE SANCTIS; JOSÉ CARLOS DE FREITAS; EDUARDO HAJDU; ALVARO E. MIGOTTO. Produtos naturais das esponjas marinhas Aaptos sp., Hymeniacidon aff. heliophila, e do nudibrânquio Doris aff. verrucosa. Química Nova, v. 23, n. 5, p. 594-599, 2000-10-00. (96/04316-5)

TORRES‚ Y.R.; BERLINCK‚ R.G.S.; NASCIMENTO‚ G.G.F.; FORTIER‚ S.C.; PESSOA‚ C.; DE MORAES‚ M.O.. Antibacterial activity against resistant bacteria and cytotoxicity of four alkaloid toxins isolated from the marine sponge Arenosclera brasiliensis. Toxicon, v. 40, n. 7, p. 885-891, 2002. (96/04316-5)

ANA CLAUDIA GRANATO; JAINE H. H. L. DE OLIVEIRA; MIRNA H. R. SELEGHIM; ROBERTO G. S. BERLINCK; MARIO L. MACEDO; ANTONIO G. FERREIRA; ROSANA M. DA ROCHA; EDUARDO HAJDU; SOLANGE PEIXINHO; CLAUDIA O. PESSOA; et al. Produtos naturais da ascídia Botrylloides giganteum, das esponjas Verongula gigantea, Ircinia felix, Cliona delitrix e do nudibrânquio Tambja eliora, da costa do Brasil. Química Nova, v. 28, n. 2, p. 192-198, 2005-03-00. (96/04316-5, 01/03095-5)

MIRIAM H. KOSSUGA; SIMONE P. DE LIRA; ANDRÉA M. NASCIMENTO; MARIA TERESA P. GAMBARDELLA; ROBERTO G. S. BERLINCK; YOHANDRA R. TORRES; GISLENE G. F. NASCIMENTO; ELI F. PIMENTA; MARCIO SILVA; OTÁVIO H. THIEMANN; et al. Isolamento e atividades biológicas de produtos naturais das esponjas monanchora arbuscula, aplysina sp. petromica ciocalyptoides e topsentia ophiraphidites, da ascídia didemnum ligulum e do octocoral carijoa riisei. Química Nova, v. 30, n. 5, p. 1194-1202, 2007-10-00. (96/04316-5, 01/03095-5)