Marine molluscs are very promising candidates for a wide range of biotechnological applications. For example, they possess analgesic drugs more potent than morphine and very effective anticancer agents. The present book gives an up-to-date overview of the main classes of bioactive compounds from molluscs, moving from ecological observations, to chemical characterization, to biosynthesis, to large-scale synthesis, and to pharmacological applications. A truly outstanding international panel of experts from all continents provides complete coverage of the most stimulating topics related to molluscs. This knowledge of their history and current studies provides an open door to the future.

Molluscan Natural Products as Biological Models: Chemical Ecology, Histology, and Laboratory Culture

Shellfish Poisons
Bivalve Molluscs as Vectors of Marine Biotoxins Involved in Seafood Poisoning
Hyperhydroxylation: A New Strategy for Neuronal Targeting by Venomous Marine Molluscs
The Chemistry of Marine Pulmonate Gastropods
Secondary Metabolites from the Marine Gastropod Molluscs of Antarctica, Southern Africa and South America
Marine Mollusks from Australia and New Zealand: Chemical and Ecological Studies
Chemical Diversity in Opisthobranch Molluscs from Scarcely Investigated Indo-Pacific Areas
Selected Bioactive Compounds from Japanese Anaspideans and Nudibranchs
Bioactive Molecules from Sea Hares
Trisoxazole Macrolides from Hexabranchus Nudibranchs and Other Marine Invertebrates
Sequestration and Possible Role of Dietary Alkaloids in the Sponge-Feeding Mollusk Tylodina perversa
Skin Chemistry of Nudibranchs from the West Coast of North America
Biogenetic Proposals and Biosynthetic Studies on Secondary Metabolites of Opisthobranch Molluscs
Total Synthesis of Bioactive Peptides and Depsipeptides from Marine Opisthobranch Molluscs
Kahalalide F and ES285: Potent Anticancer Agents from Marine Molluscs.