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Species of sponge

Aaptos aaptos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Suberitida
Family: Suberitidae
Genus: Aaptos aaptos
(Schmidt, 1864)
Synonyms
List
  • Aaptos adriatica Gray, 1867
  • Ancorina aaptos Schmidt, 1864
  • Ancorina adriatica sensu Van Soest, 2002
  • Suberites aaptus (Schmidt, 1864)
  • Suberites spissus Topsent, 1892
  • Tuberella aaptos (Schmidt, 1864)
  • Tuberella tethyoides Keller, 1880

Aaptos aaptos is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Suberitidae, first described in 1864 by.

This particular species is known to contain adrenoceptor-blocking compounds. While it is highly toxic to fish, it is known to be preyed upon by the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata.

The methanol extract of Aaptos aaptos has been found to reduce the antioxidants in cancer cells, which increases oxidative stress selectively in cells which contributes to their antiproliferative effects.

Aaptamine, an alkaloid isolated from Aaptos aaptos

References

  1. ^ World Register of Marine Species Retrieved August 25, 2012
  2. Schmidt, E.O. (1864) Supplement der Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. Enthaltend die Histiologie und systematische Ergänzungen. Leipzig : Engelmann 48 pp. 4 pls. .
  3. ^ Nakamura, Hideshi; Kobayashi, Jun'ichi; Ohizumi, Yasushi; Hirata, Yoshimasa (1982). "Isolation and structure of aaptamine a novel heteroaromatic substance possessing α-blocking activity from the sea sponge Aaptos aaptos". Tetrahedron Letters. 23 (52): 5555–5558. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)85893-1. ISSN 0040-4039.
  4. Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science. 239 (4838). American Association for the Advancement of Science: 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872.
  5. Shiau, Jun-Ping; Lee, Min-Yu; Tang, Jen-Yang; Huang, Hsin; Lin, Zheng-Yu; Su, Jui-Hsin; Hou, Ming-Feng; Cheng, Yuan-Bin; Chang, Hsueh-Wei (2022-12-16) . "Marine Sponge Aaptos suberitoides Extract Improves Antiproliferation and Apoptosis of Breast Cancer Cells without Cytotoxicity to Normal Cells In Vitro". Pharmaceuticals: 19 – via MDPI.
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