“…In this field, the marine environment offers a rich source of molecules endowed with anti-PLA 2 properties, a number of which have shown a potent and selective in vitro and in vivo anti-sPLA 2 activity (Potts et al, 1992a,b;Terracciano et al, 2006;Gomez-Paloma et al, 2005). One of the most widespread groups of constituents found in sessile organisms, including sponges, with a typical selective profile against secretory PLA 2 's are terpenoidic quinones (Gil et al, 1995;Coop et al, 1991). Bolinaquinone (BLQ;De Guzman et al, 1998), one of the most active metabolites of this class, inactivates human synovial sPLA 2 -IIA, bee venom PLA 2 and porcine pancreatic group I PLA 2 , with IC 50 values in the mM range, demonstrating its higher activity with respect to other known PLA 2 natural inhibitors, such as manoalide (Soriente et al, 1999;Glaser and Jacobs, 1987;Glaser et al, 1989;Jacobson et al, 1990) and petrosaspongiolide M (Dal Piaz et al, 2002;Monti et al, 2004a,b;Monti et al, 2009).…”