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Papuamide

Papuamides A and B are depsipeptides which appear to protect T cells from HIV. They were isolated from the sponge Theonella, and are part of a larger group of structurally similar depsipeptides—also isolated from sponges—including neamphamide A, callipeltin A, and mirabamides A-D.

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Papuamides A and B are depsipeptides which appear to protect T cells from HIV.1 They were isolated from the sponge Theonella,1 and are part of a larger group of structurally similar depsipeptides—also isolated from sponges—including neamphamide A, callipeltin A, and mirabamides A-D.2

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  1. Ford, PW; Gustafson, KR; McKee, TC; Shigematsu, N; Maurizi, LK; Pannell, LK; Williams, DE; de Silva, ED; Lassota, P; Allen, TM; Van Soest, R; Andersen, RJ; Boyd, MR (1999). "Papuamides A-D, HIV-Inhibitory and Cytotoxic Depsipeptides from the Sponges Theonella mirabilis and Theonella swinhoei Collected in Papua New Guinea. J. Am. Chem. Soc". 121: 5899–5909. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Andjelic, CD; Planelles, V; Barrows, LR (2008). "Characterizing the Anti-HIV Activity of Papuamide A. Mar Drugs". Marine Drugs. 6 (4): 528–49. doi:10.3390/md20080027. PMC 2630844. PMID 19172193.