Elthon Ferreira

Ms. Elthon Ferreira


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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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21 May 2012 in Marine Drugs
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PJPaula Jimenez
Paula Jimenez
DWDiego Veras Wilke
Diego Veras Wilke
EFElthon Ferreira
Elthon Ferreira
RTRenata Takeara
Renata Takeara
MMManoel Odorico De Moraes
Manoel Odorico De Moraes
LCLeticia Costa-Lotufo
Leticia Costa-Lotufo
The present study reports the identification of two new staurosporine derivatives, 2-hydroxy-7-oxostaurosporine (1) and 3-hydroxy-7-oxostaurosporine (2), obtained from mid-polar fractions of an aqueous methanol extract of the tunicate Eudistoma vannamei, endemic to the northeast coast of Brazil. The mixture of 1 and 2 displayed IC50 values in the nM range and was up to 14 times more cytotoxic than staurosporine across a panel of tumor cell lines, as evaluated using the MTT assay.