biosynthesis of fuscosides

海洋无脊椎动物已被证明是新化学结构的丰富来源，这些结构经常表现出有趣和有用的生物活动。例如，柳珊瑚，一组珊瑚是热带和亚热带栖息地的重要成员，已经产生了各种各样的新型生物活性天然产物，特别是萜烯。萜烯具有一系列的生物医学活性，并且因其抗炎和抗癌特性而极具价值。尽管这种海洋天然产品在各种应用方面具有巨大的潜力，但由于缺乏可用的供应，这些化合物的开发受到阻碍。这种有限的供应通常被认为是将海洋天然产品转变为商业实体的重大障碍。

Marine invertebrates have proven to be a prolific source of novel chemical structures which often exhibit intriguing and useful biological activities. For example, gorgonians, a group of corals which are prominent members of tropical and subtropical habitats worldwide, have yielded a large variety of novel bioactive natural products, particularly terpenes. Terpenes exhibit a range of biomedical activities and are extremely valuable for their anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Despite the great potential of such marine natural products in a variety of applications, the development of these compounds has been hampered by the lack of an available supply. This limited supply is generally considered to be a significant impediment in the transformation of a marine natural product into a commercial entity.