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Book review

Medicinal Sponges of the Persian Gulf

Dr. A. Najafi 1*
ISBM: 964-96968-2-2
Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, 2007, 268 pages, $0

Marine sponges with about 107 genuses and more than 15000 species constitute one of the most
wonderful marine invertebrates. These creatures with wide variety of biologic compounds has offered
unique source of marine bioproducts towards marine researchers and chemists. Persian Gulf is habitant of
various marine organisms including different species of marine sponges. The book “Medicinal sponges of
the Persian Gulf” offers comprehensive review of marine bioproducts of Persian Gulf sponges. Due to
limited information regarding various species of Persian gulf sponges, list of identified marine sponges of
Persian gulf and Red sea that is presented in the book was collected in collaboration with Dr. Helmut
Lehnert from Germany, Dr. Rob Van Soest from Amsterdam university and Dr. Jochen Gugel from
Stuttgart university. Derivatives of about 55 genuses and 28 species of Persian Gulf sponges were found to
be bioactive through searching medical databases and are reviewed in different chapters of the book.
Cytotoxic and antitumor compounds constitute the most products derived from Persian Gulf sponges. The
review explores Persian gulf sponges as a natural pharmacy with potential pharmaceutical derivatives in
near future and indicates further need for investigation of Persian gulf marine organisms’ for bioactive
products.

*Address for correspondence: The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Institute,
Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, IRAN; E-mail: najafeeaz@gmail.com
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Iranian South Med J 2012, 1: 81-2

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