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Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Science and Engineering, Gonbad Kavous University, Gonbad, Iran , darsanaki@hotmail.com
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Marine animals are one of the most important sources of natural products with the origin of biological activities due to their secondary metabolites. These natural compounds can have many nutritional and medicinal uses. In recent years, efforts to find bioactive substances from organisms, especially marine animals, have increased. Echinoderms, including sea urchins (Echinoidea) and sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea) are an ancient and diverse group of marine invertebrates, which are a rich source of antibacterial and anticancer compounds with high activity mechanisms. Despite tremendous progress in medicine, diseases caused by microorganisms are still a major threat to public health. Nowadays, with the increase of antibiotic resistance and the growing of all types of cancers and the side effects of chemical drugs, the use of alternative and new natural treatments seems necessary. Recent research indicates that compounds isolated from different organs of sea cucumber and sea urchin can have antimicrobial and anticancer effects. In this narrative review, the findings of the antimicrobial and anticancer effects of sea cucumber and sea urchin from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea in the last decade were investigated.
Kazemi Darsanaki R, Naeemi A S. Antibacterial and Anticancer Activity of Holothuroidea and Echinoidea from Persian Gulf and Oman Sea- a Narrative Review. J Mar Med 2023; 5 (1) :13-21 URL: http://jmarmed.ir/article-1-243-en.html