Recent Progress in Research on Anti-tumor Bioactive Substances 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,they receive extensive attention from marine researchers. In recent years,many new structurally-unique anti-tumor compounds have been isolated from marine-derived microorganisms. The latest research progress in anti-tumor bioactive substances from marine-derived microorganisms,including actinomycete,fungi,bacteria and cyanobacterium is reviewed and the development prospects are analyzed in this paper.