Recent Progress in the Research on Antitumor Metabolites from Marine-derived Microorganisms

Marine microorganisms have been proved to be potential in producing novel bioactive substances.Marine-derived microorganisms are rich sources of bioactive compounds,and thus,have received extensive attention from marine research workers.In recent years,many new structurally-unique antitumor compounds have been isolated from marine-derived microorganisms.This article summarizes the research progress in antitumor metabolites from marine-derived microorganisms,including actinomycete,fungi and bacteria and explores its development prospects.