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- Title
Drug development from marine natural products.
- Authors
Molinski, Tadeusz F.; Dalisay, Doralyn S.; Lievens, Sarah L.; Saludes, Jonel P.
- Abstract
Drug discovery from marine natural products has enjoyed a renaissance in the past few years. Ziconotide (Prialt; Elan Pharmaceuticals), a peptide originally discovered in a tropical cone snail, was the first marine-derived compound to be approved in the United States in December 2004 for the treatment of pain. Then, in October 2007, trabectedin (Yondelis; PharmaMar) became the first marine anticancer drug to be approved in the European Union. Here, we review the history of drug discovery from marine natural products, and by describing selected examples, we examine the factors that contribute to new discoveries and the difficulties associated with translating marine-derived compounds into clinical trials. Providing an outlook into the future, we also examine the advances that may further expand the promise of drugs from the sea.
- Subjects
UNITED States; DRUG development; MARINE natural products; PHARMACEUTICAL biotechnology; MARINE pharmacology; CLINICAL trials; EUROPEAN Union
- Publication
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2009, Vol 8, Issue 1, p69
- ISSN
1474-1776
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1038/nrd2487