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. 2019 Jun 5;27(1):491–515. doi: 10.1007/s40199-019-00273-4

Table 3.

Some marine anti-cancerous compounds and their molecular targets

S. No. Molecular targets Name of the Drugs References
Microtubules Dolastatin-10 (linear pentapeptide), diazonamide A (peptide), scleritodermin A (peptide), Vitilevuamide (bicyclic 13 amino acid peptide), Spongistatins (macrocyclic lactones), Taltobulin (HTI-286, tripeptide), Peloruside A (macrolide polyketide), Zampanolide (macrolide), Dictyostatin (macrolide polyketide), Discodermolide (polyketide), Laulimalide (macrolide). [15, 124]
Apoptosis & Autophagy Nortopsentins A, B & C (imidazolediylbis [indole] alkaloids), Ilimaquinone (sesquiterpene quinone), Frondoside A (glycosylated triterpene), Stelletin A (triterpenoid), Echinoside A (sulfonylated holostane tetrasaccharide) and ds-echinoside A (a non-sulfated triterpene glycoside), makaluvamines (pyrroloiminoquinone alkaloids), Tyrindoleninone & 6-bromoisatin (indole derivatives), Monanchocidin A (guanidine alkaloid), didemnin B, CS5931(Polypeptide), Dolastatin 10, 15 and bryostatin 1 (Polyketides), Jasplakinolide (depsipeptide). [15, 121131]
1.1.1.1. Kinase inhibitors a. PKC (Protein Kinase-C) 11-hydroxystaurosporine, bryostatin-1, xestocyclamine A, (Z)-Axinohydantoin and debromo-Z-axinohydantoin, hymenialdisine and debromohymenialdisine, frondosins, BRS1, nakijiquinones, spongianolides, lasonolide A, penazetidine A, corallidictyals A and B. [132141]
b. Cyclin Dependent Kinases

(a) Cyclin Dependent Kinase-1 inhibiting marine compounds: Hymenialdisine, Microxine, Variolin B.

(b) Cyclin Dependent Kinase-4 inhibiting marine compounds: fascaplysin, Konbu’acidin A, halistanol sulfate.

[133]
c. Tyrosine Protein Kinase (TPK) Penta-, hexa- and hepta-prenylhydroquinone 4-sulfates, halenaquinone, halenaquinol, halenaquinol sulfate and xestoquinone, Melemeleone, 14-methoxyhalenaquinone and xestoquinolide. [133]
d. Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tauroacidins A and B, Ma’edamine A, Spongiacidins A and B, (+)-aeroplysinin-1, 3,9-dimethyldibenzo [b,d]furan-1,7-diol, 3-(hydroxymethyl)-9-methyldibenzo[b,d]furan-1,7-diol, 1,7-dihydroxy-9-methyldibenzo [b,d] furan-3-carboxylic acid, 3′-norspongiolactone, gracilins, tetrahydroaplysulphurin-1. [133]
e. Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Hymenialdisine and debromohymenialdisine, Liphagal 1, Dolastatin, Kahalalide F, Elisidepsin trifluoroacetate, Aplidine (dehydrodidemnin B, DDB, Aplidin), onnamide A and theopederin B. [133]
Angiogenesis, Invasion or Metastasis Inhibitors Geodiamolide H, Stylissamide X, Suberreamoline A, Cortistatin A, Aeroplysinin-1, Motuporamines A, B and C, Bastadin 6, 9 & 16, Phidianidine A, Sceptrin, Latrunculins A and B, Laulimalide, ds-echinoside A, holothurin A and 24-dehydroechinoside A, frondoside A, perhydrobenzoxepine (A & B) and bicyclodecane (C & D), frondoside A, sipholenone A and sipholenol A & E and sipholenone A, Globostellatic acid X, Heteronemin, pachycladins A and D, Sarcophines, inulodurins A and B, Strongylophorine-26, Smenospongine, WA-25, Psammaplin A, Microsporins A and B, Azumamides A–E, Largazole. [15, 142149]
Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF) Inhibitors Laurenditerpenol, Furospongolide, Benzo[g]chromen-4-one and Benzo[h]chromen-4-one, Manassantin B, 7-hydroxyneolamellarin A. [150152]
Topoisomerase Inhibitor Makaluvamine A, Ascididemin, Lamellarin D. [153, 154]
Wnt Inhibitor Gliotoxin, Fucoidan, cholestane-type steroids, ilimaquinone and ethylsmenoquinone [97, 106, 113, 114]