Filamentous tropical marine cyanobacteria: A rich source of natural products for anticancer drug discovery

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 659-676

  Tan, Lik Tong ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Drug discovery; Marine cyanobacteria; Natural products

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 78650214297     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-010-9506-x     Document Type: Review

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