近年来海洋天然产物越来越引起科学家们的注意,在辽阔的海洋中存在着众多超出想象的结构新颖的化合物。在药物研究中,海洋天然产物已成为发现重要先导药物的主要源泉。现将海洋天然产物化学的发展历史进行简要的回顾。

Marine natural products have captured the attention of natural products chemists in recent years.It is increasingly recognized that a huge number and a wide array of fascinating natural products and novel chemical entities exist in the vast oceans.Marine natural products will play a dominant role in the discovery of useful leads for the development of pharmaceutical agents.The history of marine natural products was reviewed concisely in this papaer.