Biology:Didemnum proliferum
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Short description: Species of sea squirt
| Didemnum proliferum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Tunicata |
| Class: | Ascidiacea |
| Order: | Aplousobranchia |
| Family: | Didemnidae |
| Genus: | Didemnum |
| Species: | D. proliferum
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| Binomial name | |
| Didemnum proliferum Kott, 1981
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Didemnum proliferum is a rare species of sea squirt in the family Didemnidae.
Research
Didemnum proliferum is of medical interest as it contains shishijimicin molecules, which have been seen to have potent anti-tumor activity in HeLa cells at picomolar concentrations.[1] Shishijimicin A was recently synthesized.[2]
References
- ↑ Oku, N; Matsunaga, S; Fusetani, N (26 February 2003). "Shishijimicins A-C, novel enediyne antitumor antibiotics from the ascidian Didemnum proliferum(1).". Journal of the American Chemical Society 125 (8): 2044–5. doi:10.1021/ja0296780. PMID 12590521.
- ↑ "Rice lab synthesizes cancer-killing compound". http://news.rice.edu/2015/07/13/rice-lab-synthesizes-cancer-killing-compound-2/. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
Wikidata ☰ Q20686555 entry
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