• Antifungal Potential of Marine Organisms of the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) against Medically Important Candida spp. 

      Pech-Puch, Dawrin; Grilo, Diana; Calva Pérez, Susana Eunice; Pedras, Andreia; Villegas-Hernández, Harold; Guillén-Hernández, Sergio; Díaz-Gamboa, Raúl E.; Forero, Abel M.; Rodríguez, Jaime; Lenis Rojas, Óscar; Jiménez, Carlos; Pimentel, Catarina (MDPI, 2023-01-06)
      [Abstract] Invasive fungal infections represent a global health threat. They are associated with high mortality and morbidity rates, partly due to the ineffectiveness of the available antifungal agents. The rampant increase ...
    • Antiviral and Antiproliferative Potential of Marine Organisms from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico 

      Pech-Puch, Dawrin; Berastegui-Cabrera, Judith; Pérez Povedano, Mar Anabel; Villegas-Hernández, Harold; Guillén-Hernández, Sergio; Cautain, Bastien; Reyes, Fernando; Pachón, Jerónimo; Gómez, Patricia; Rodríguez, Jaime; Jiménez, Carlos; Sánchez-Céspedes, Javier (Frontiers, 2020-08-20)
      [Abstract] Viral infections are one of the main human health problems in recent decades and the cancer remains one of the most lethal diseases worldwide. The development of new antiviral drugs for the treatment of human ...
    • In Vitro and In Vivo Assessment of the Efficacy of Bromoageliferin, an Alkaloid Isolated from the Sponge Agelas dilatata, against Pseudomonas aeruginosa 

      Pech-Puch, Dawrin; Pérez Povedano, Mar Anabel; Martínez-Guitián, Marta; Lasarte-Monterrubio, Cristina; Vázquez-Ucha, Juan Carlos; Bou, Germán; Rodríguez, Jaime; Beceiro, Alejandro; Jiménez, Carlos (MDPI, 2020-06-23)
      [Abstract] The pyrrole-imidazoles, a group of alkaloids commonly found in marine sponges belonging to the genus Agelas, display a wide range of biological activities. Herein, we report the first chemical study of the ...
    • Marine Organisms from the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) as a Potential Natural Source of Antibacterial Compounds 

      Pech-Puch, Dawrin; Pérez Povedano, Mar Anabel; Gómez, Patricia; Martínez-Guitián, Marta; Lasarte-Monterrubio, Cristina; Vázquez-Ucha, Juan Carlos; Novoa Olmedo, María Lourdes; Guillén-Hernández, Sergio; Villegas-Hernández, Harold; Bou, Germán; Rodríguez, Jaime; Beceiro, Alejandro; Jiménez, Carlos (MDPI, 2020-07-18)
      [Abstract] A total of 51 sponges (Porifera) and 13 ascidians (Chordata) were collected on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) and extracted with organic solvents. The resulting extracts were screened for antibacterial ...