| Literature DB >> 403608 |
J S Mynderse, R E Moore, M Kashiwagi, T R Norton.
Abstract
Chloroform extracts of several seaweeds, of the family Oscillatoriaceae, from Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, display activity against P-388 lymphocytic mouse leukemia. A P-388 active compound, debromoaplysiatoxin, has been isolated from Lyngbya gracilis and characterized. This compound also has dermonecrotic activity and may be the dermatitis-producing substance in L. majuscula, the causative agent of "swimmers' itch" outbreaks in Hawaiian waters.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 403608 DOI: 10.1126/science.403608
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728