Table 1.
Anticancer compounds from marine environment.
| No | Name of the Compound | Source of Organisms | Chemical class | Cancer Target | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenamides A–C | Actinomycete (Salinispora arenicola) | Cyclohexa-depsipeptides | Human colon carcinoma cell line (HCT-116) | [107] |
| 2 | Heteronemin | Sponge (Hyrtios sp.) | Sesterterpene | Leukemia (K562 cells) | [108] |
| 3 | 6-bromoisatin | Whelk (Dicathais orbita) | Indole derivative | Ovary, granulosa, Choriocarcinoma (OVCAR-3, KGN, Jar) | [109] |
| 4 | Tyrindoleninone | Whelk (Dicathais orbita) | Indole derivative | Ovary, granulosa, Choriocarcinoma (OVCAR-3, KGN, Jar) | [109] |
| 5 | Cryptosphaerolide | Ascomycete fungal strain CNL-523 (Cryptosphaeria sp.) | sesquiterpenoid | Human colon carcinoma cell line (HCT-116) | [110] |
| 6 | Makaluvamine A | sponge (Zyzzya fuliginosa) | pyrroloquinoline | Colon cancer (HCT-116 cells) | [111] |
| 7 | Ascididemin | Actinomycete (Salinispora arenicola) | Cyclohexa-depsipeptides | Human colon carcinoma cell line (HCT-116) | [112,113] |
| 8 | Lamellarin D | Prosobranch mollusc of the genus (Lamellaria) | Alkaloid | Leukemia | [114,115] |
| 9 | Spongistatin 1 | Sponges (Spirastrella spinispirulifera and Hyrtios erecta) | macrocyclic lactone | Leukemia (Jurkat cells) | [116] |
| 10 | Streptochlorin | Streptomyces sp. | Methyl pyridine | Leukemia (U937 cells) | [117–119] |