%0 Journal Article %T Red Algal Bromophenols as Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Inhibitors %A Daisuke Mikami %A Hideyuki Kurihara %A Sang Moo Kim %A Koretaro Takahashi %J Marine Drugs %D 2013 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/md11104050 %X Five bromophenols isolated from three Rhodomelaceae algae ( Laurencia nipponica, Polysiphonia morrowii, Odonthalia corymbifera) showed inhibitory effects against glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD). Among them, the symmetric bromophenol dimer ( 5) showed the highest inhibitory activity against G6PD. %K bromophenol %K Rhodomelaceae %K pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) %K glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase %K inhibition %U http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/11/10/4050