Handbook of Anticancer Drugs from Marine Origin
This timely desk reference focuses on marine-derived bioactive substances which have biological, medical, and industrial applications. The medicinal value of these marine natural products are assessed and discussed. Their function as a new and important r
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Se-Kwon Kim Editor
Handbook of Anticancer Drugs from Marine Origin
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Editor Se-Kwon Kim Specialized Graduate School Science & Technology Convergence Department of Marine-Bio Convergence Science Marine Bioprocess Research Center Pukyong National University Yongdong Campus, 365, Sinseon-ro Nam-gu, Busan 608-739 Republic of Korea
ISBN 978-3-319-07144-2 ISBN 978-3-319-07145-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-07145-9 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014957505 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface—Anticancer Drugs from Marine Origin
Over the years, the invention of new compounds are isolated by using advanced technology has expanded significantly. There are number of compounds developed from marine environment for the treatment of various diseases. Increasing evidence suggested that anticancer drug discovery leads from the marine environment. This book combines the knowledge about the compounds isolated from marine environment and their product development. This handbook is divided into five parts. Chapter 1 provides general introduction and sponges, seaweed, microbes, tunicates and other miscellaneous compounds derived from marine orga
