Nadia Sharif, Neelma Munir, Faiza Saleem, Farheen Aslam and Shagufta Naz
Now a days cancer incidences are in increasing trend and therefore instant effective therapies are needed to control these malignancies. Normally rapidly dividing cells are controlled by anti-cancer drugs, but the normal cells are also affected and pattern in which it is determines the side effects. The way in which the other cells are affected determines the side effects of the individual drugs. These side effects may be minimized by improving and new remedial preparations. These drugs could be of ethno botanical origin. Auspiciously numerous preceding readings have shown that the anticancer activities of non-toxic biological macromolecules are higher than conventional chemotherapy drugs. Marine algae is obliged as significant sources of natural bioactive substances and there has now emerged a new proclivity towards isolating and identifying such compounds and constituents from algae. This review article has poised studies about algal anticancer agents.
