Mediterranean and Black Sea organisms and algae from mariculture as sources of antitumor drugs.

Autor: Apryshko GN; Oncologic Scientific Center, Moskow, Russia., Ivanov VN, Milchakova NA, Nekhoroshev MV
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Experimental oncology [Exp Oncol] 2005 Jun; Vol. 27 (2), pp. 94-5.
Abstrakt: Mussels and tunicates cultivated in Mediterranean and Black Sea are the sources of antitumor drugs. Three compounds isolated from these animals (ET-743, aplidin and bryostatin-1) are on the II-III stages of clinical trials. Carotenoid fucoxantin that is present in edible brown algae possesses antitumor activity. The consumption of brown macrophyts decreases the risk of cancer development.
Databáze: MEDLINE