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| Cephalodiscus gilchristi Ridewood, 1908[1]
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Cephalodiscus gilchristi is a sessile hemichordate belonging to the order Cephalodiscida.[2] It is found in South Africa in 1908.
Parasites[edit]
The parasitic copepod Zanclopus cephalodisci has been found in the intestines of Cephalodiscus gilchristi.[3]
Isolated molecules[edit]
Cephalostatin-1,[4] is a steroidic 13-ringed pyrazine with the empirical formula C54H74N2O10 that was isolated from Cephalodiscus gilchristi. It is a potent anti-cancer agent that causes cell death in the subnanomolar to picomolar ranges via an atypical apoptosis pathway.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Ridewood W (1908) A new species of Cephalodiscus (C. gilchristi) from the Cape Seas. 4: 173-192.
- ^ Swalla, B.J.; van der Land, J. (2020). "Cephalodiscus gilchristi". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Maletz, Jörg. (2017) Graptolite Paleobiology. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781118515617
- ^ "CID 183413". PubChem. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ Nawasreh, Mansour M.; Alzyoud, Elham I.; Al-Mazaydeh, Zainab A.; Rammaha, Majdoleen S.; Yasin, Salem R.; Tahtamouni, Lubna H. (June 2020). "Biological activity and apoptotic signaling pathway of C11-functionalized cephalostatin 1 analogues" (PDF). Steroids. 158: 108602. doi:10.1016/j.steroids.2020.108602. PMID 32092307.