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Natural Product Reports

Marine natural products

Anthony R. Carroll, ORCID logo *a   Brent R. Copp, ORCID logo b   Tanja Grkovic, ORCID logo c   Robert A. Keyzers ORCID logo d  and  Michèle R. Prinsep ORCID logo e  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
E-mail: A.Carroll@griffith.edu.au

b School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

c Natural Products Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, Molecular Targets Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, USA

d Centre for Biodiscovery, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

e School of Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

Abstract

Covering: January to the end of December 2024

This review covers the literature published in 2024 for marine natural products (MNPs), with 617 citations (578 for the period January to December 2024) referring to compounds isolated from marine microorganisms and phytoplankton, green, brown and red algae, sponges, cnidarians, bryozoans, molluscs, tunicates, echinoderms, the submerged parts of mangroves and other intertidal plants. The emphasis is on new compounds (1256 in 336 papers for 2024), together with the relevant biological activities, source organisms and country of origin. Pertinent reviews, biosynthetic studies, first syntheses, and syntheses that led to the revision of structures or stereochemistries, have been included. An analysis of the role of artificial intelligence in marine natural products research is discussed.

Graphical abstract: Marine natural products

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5NP00080G
Article type
Review Article
Submitted
18 Nov 2025
First published
19 Jan 2026

Nat. Prod. Rep., 2026, Advance Article

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Marine natural products

A. R. Carroll, B. R. Copp, T. Grkovic, R. A. Keyzers and M. R. Prinsep, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D5NP00080G

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