Natural products of marine origin and their perspectives in the discovery of new anticancer drugs
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Marine invertebrates and a growing number of marine actinomycetes are the sources of novel, bioactive secondary metabolites. This review is presented as a short survey of recent investigations in the marine pharmacology and discovery of new anticancer drugs. The implications of this research towards the development of marine secondary metabolites as a sustainable source of new drugs are discussed.
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