The therapeutical potency of cyanobacterial secondary metabolites compared with chemotherapy against leukemia: Mini-review

Shokouh Mousavi¹ Mohsen Taghavijeloudar²

1) Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Babol University of Technology, 47148-71167, Babol, Iran
2) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University Email:

Publication : 2nd International Congress on Civil Engineering, Architecture, Building Materials and Environment(caucong.com/2nd)
Abstract :
Cyanobacteria are a significant group of gram-negative photosynthetic bacteria which have the ability to grow in a broad range of habitat such as lakes, oceans, soil, hot springs, deserts and so on. These photosynthetic organisms are known a potential source of bioactive compounds that can be generated as byproducts during photosynthetic process with antibacterial, anti-tumour, neuroprotective, and anti-cancer activities. So far, several cyanobacterial bioactive compounds with anti-leukemia activities have been evaluated for treatment of leukemia which is one of the most common leading cause of cancer death. However, no review study has been conducted about the anti-leukemia cyanometabolites and their therapeutic mechanisms. Therefore, this review discusses five major striking anti-leukemia cyanometabolites and their therapeutic mechanisms in summarize. Ultimately, the traditional therapeutic procedure, chemotherapy, and its common challenges and issues have been investigated to declare the superiority of natural medicines over chemotherapy.
Keywords : Cyanobactria; Algae; Cancer; Leukemia; Chemotherapy