ABSTRACT

Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 556 Pharmaceutical R&D and institutes in marine biotechnology research ............................. 557 Research grant support history for marine biology and/or biotechnology ....................... 557 Conventional route to treat cancer and its side effects .......................................................... 557 Side effects of conventional cancer therapies .......................................................................... 558 Complementary and alternative therapies .............................................................................. 558 Why? Development of marine-based therapeutics ................................................................ 558 Antitumor compounds from marine sponge .......................................................................... 558 Antitumor compound from marine actinomycetes ............................................................... 559 Anticancer drug from mollusks ................................................................................................560 Antitumor compounds from tunicates (ascidians) ................................................................ 561 Antitumor compounds from marine algae ............................................................................. 562 Anticancer compounds from mangroves and salt marsh plants .........................................563 Antitumor compounds from marine bacteria and fungi ......................................................564 Anticancer compound from bryozoans ...................................................................................565 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................565 References ....................................................................................................................................566