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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ross E Longley, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Sarath P Gunasekera, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Shirley A Pomponi, Fort Pierce, FL (US);
Assignee:
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc., Fort Pierce, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514459 ; 549292 ;
Abstract
Novel lactone compounds from the marine sponge Discodermia dissoluta have been isolated. These compounds and their analogs have been shown to have activity against mammalian cancer cells, and can be used in treating human patients which host cancer cells, including leukemia, melanoma, and breast, colon, CNS, and lung tumors.