Linear Polyketides And Polyethers

Question 0

Source of mupirocin

Answer 0

Pseudomonas fluorescens

Question 1

Source of discodermolide

Answer 1

Discodermia dissoluta

Question 2

Source of lasalocid A

Answer 2

Streptomyces lasaliensis

Question 3

Source of monensin A

Answer 3

Streptomyces cinnamonensis

Question 4

Source of okadaic acid

Answer 4

Dinophysis sp.

Question 5

Source of brevetoxin A and B

Answer 5

Karenia brevis

Question 6

Sources of ciguatoxin

Answer 6

Gymnothorax javanicus and Lutjanus bohar

Question 7

Source of halichondrins

Answer 7

Halichondria okadai

Question 8

Sources of Zaragosic acid A

Answer 8

Sporomiella intermedia and Leptodontium elatius

Question 9

Most potent natural promoter of tubulin assembly

Answer 9

Discodermolide

Question 10

Mixture of pseudomonic acids

Answer 10

Mupirocin

Question 11

Esters of monic acids with C9 saturated fatty acid

Answer 11

Pseudomonic acids

Question 12

Potent inhibitor of protein phosphatases

Answer 12

Okadaic acid

Question 13

Red tide blooms of dinoflagellates, causative agents of neurotoxic shellfish poisoning

Answer 13

Brevetoxin A and B

Question 14

Dinoflagellate responsible for polyether production

Answer 14

Gambierdus toxicus

Question 15

Use of halichondrin

Answer 15

Antitumor

Question 16

Modified deriv. of halichondrin; for treatment of advanced breast cancer

Answer 16

Eribulin

Question 17

Potent inhibitor of squalene synthase

Answer 17

Zaragosic acid

Question 18

Steroid precursor of zaragosic acid

Answer 18

Presqualene