Application Status of C-phycocyanin in Anti-tumor

Abstract

In recent years, the search for anti-tumor drugs with high efficiency, low toxicity and little side effects in marine organisms has attracted the attention of scholars. C-phycocyanin (C-PC) has toxic and side effects on a variety of tumor cells, which can inhibit the growth of tumor cells and promote the apoptosis of tumor cells. Phycocyanin combined with other drugs can improve its anti-tumor activity. This review discusses the therapeutic use of phycocyanin and focuses on the latest advances of phycocyanin as a promising natural anti-cancer drug.

Keywords

• c-phycocyanin
• union
• anti-tumor
• tumor cells