Antitumor peptides from marine organisms |
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Authors: | Zheng Lan-Hong Wang Yue-Jun Sheng Jun Wang Fang Zheng Yuan Lin Xiu-Kun Sun Mi |
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Affiliation: | Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China. zhenglanhong@126.com |
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Abstract: | The biodiversity of the marine environment and the associated chemical diversity constitute a practically unlimited resource of new antitumor agents in the field of the development of marine bioactive substances. In this review, the progress on studies of antitumor peptides from marine sources is provided. The biological properties and mechanisms of action of different marine peptides are described; information about their molecular diversity is also presented. Novel peptides that induce apoptosis signal pathway, affect the tubulin-microtubule equilibrium and inhibit angiogenesis are presented in association with their pharmacological properties. It is intended to provide useful information for further research in the fields of marine antitumor peptides. |
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Keywords: | antitumor peptides marine organisms |
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