The Bioactive Compound and Mechanism of Action of Sea Cucumber (Holothuridae) as Anticancer: A Review

• Published in: The journal of pure and applied chemistry research Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 153 - 170
• Main Authors: Anggraini Wulandari, Diah, Syahputra, Gita, Yunovilsa Putra, Masteria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Indonesian
• Published: Malang Universitas Brawijaya 31.12.2020; University of Brawijaya
• Subjects: anticancer; Apoptosis; Biocompatibility; Biodiversity; Biological activity; bioprospecting; Biotechnology; Cancer; Drugs; Fatty acids; Glycosaminoglycans; holothuridae; Invertebrates; mechanism of action; Metabolites; Saponins; sea cucumber; Side effects; Toxicity

The extreme development and resistance towards cancer drugs, and also the high toxicity, drug resistance and side effects of cancer chemotherapy drug triggers us to develop new drugs as one of the alternative substitutes or combinations of cancer drugs, one of the resources come from marine biodiver...