Ageliferin is a

chemical compound A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds. A molecule consisting of atoms of only one element ...

produced by some

sponge Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through t ...

s. It was first isolated from Caribbean and then Okinawan marine sponges in the genus ''

Agelas ''Agelas'' is a genus of sea sponge in the class Demospongiae. Ecology and distribution Members of this genus are filter feeders. and occur in the West Indies, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in shallow tropical and subtr ...

''. It often co-exists with the related compound

sceptrin Sceptrin is a bioactive marine isolate. It has been isolated from the marine sponge ''Agelas conifera'' and appears to have affinity for the bacterial actin equivalent MreB. As such, this compound possess antibiotic potential. See also * Agelife ...

and other similar compounds. It has antibacterial properties and can cause

biofilm A biofilm comprises any syntrophic consortium of microorganisms in which cells stick to each other and often also to a surface. These adherent cells become embedded within a slimy extracellular matrix that is composed of extracellular ...

s to dissolve.

References

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