Marine Low Molecular Weight Natural Products as Potential Cancer Preventive Compounds

Marine Drugs

Valentin A. Stonik¹ 

[1] G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, Prospect 100 let Vladivostoku, 159, Vladivostok 690950, Russia; E-Mail:

关键词: marine organisms;    secondary metabolites;    cancer preventive;    chemopreventive;    anticarcinogenic;    mechanisms of action;   

DOI  :  10.3390/md12020636

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Due to taxonomic positions and special living environments, marine organisms produce secondary metabolites that possess unique structures and biological activities. This review is devoted to recently isolated and/or earlier described marine compounds with potential or established cancer preventive activities, their biological sources, molecular mechanisms of their action, and their associations with human health and nutrition. The review covers literature published in 2003–2013 years and focuses on findings of the last 2 years.

【 授权许可】

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