Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type. Marine plants provide rich resources for anticancer drug discovery. Fucoxanthin (FX), a Laminaria japonica extract, has attracted great research interest for its antitumor activities. Accumulating evidence suggests anti-proliferative effects of FX on many cancer cell li...

Chlorophyll in plant cells is regularly accompanied by other pigments. For many years there has been speculation as to whether the light absorbed by these so called accessory pigments is utilized for photosynthesis. Engelmann's skillful experiments (1883) on algae of various colors, with motile bacteria as an indicator of photosynthetic activity, have been the basis of a general belief that the...