Quod medicina aliis, aliis est acre venenum**--venoms as a source of anticancer agents
Kucińska, Młgorzata.; Ruciński, P.; Murias, M.
Przeglad Lekarski 70(8): 652-656
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-2240 PMID: 24466712 Document Number: 664559
Natural product derived from plants and animals were used in folk medicine for centuries. The venoms produced by animals for hunting of self-defence are rich in bioactive compounds with broad spectrum of biological activity. The papers presents the most promising compounds isolated from venoms of snakes, scorpions and toads. For these compounds both: mechanism of anticancer activity as well as possibilities of clinical use are presented.