Stylissa massa is a species of sponge that was first described by H.J. Carter 1887.[1] Several bioactive compounds have been isolated from this species, including palau'amine,[2] stylissatin A,[3][4] and the USP7 inhibitor Spongiacidin C.[5]

Stylissa massa
Stylissa massa (orange), photographed off Bohol, Philippines (2024)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Scopalinida
Family: Scopalinidae
Genus: Stylissa
Species:
S. massa
Binomial name
Stylissa massa
(Carter, 1887)

References

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  1. ^ "Stylissa massa". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. ^ Rohde S, Gochfeld DJ, Ankisetty S, Avula B, Schupp PJ, Slattery M (May 2012). "Spatial variability in secondary metabolites of the indo-pacific sponge Stylissa massa". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 38 (5): 463–75. Bibcode:2012JCEco..38..463R. doi:10.1007/s10886-012-0124-8. PMID 22569832.
  3. ^ Zhang M, Sunaba T, Sun Y, Shibata T, Sasaki K, Isoda H, Kigoshi H, Kita M (August 2020). "Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase long chain (ACADL) is a target protein of stylissatin A, an anti-inflammatory cyclic heptapeptide". The Journal of Antibiotics. 73 (8): 589–592. doi:10.1038/s41429-020-0322-5. PMID 32439989. Stylissatin A (SA) is a cyclic heptapeptide isolated from the marine sponge Stylissa massa.
  4. ^ Ullah A, Shams S, Khan AI, Ahmad A, Jabeen A, Shaheen F (July 2022). "Discovery of stylissatin A analogs exhibiting potent nitric oxide inhibition". Bioorganic Chemistry. 124: 105841. doi:10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.105841. PMID 35523075.
  5. ^ Yamaguchi M, Miyazaki M, Kodrasov MP, et al. (July 2013). "Spongiacidin C, a pyrrole alkaloid from the marine sponge Stylissa massa, functions as a USP7 inhibitor" (PDF). Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 23 (13): 3884–6. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.04.066. PMID 23684893.