Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33212836›Full record

ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Anticancer Drug Discovery from Microbial Sources: The Unique Mangrove Streptomycetes.

Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Lydia Ngiik-Shiew Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Sunny Hei Wong, Kok-Gan Chan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Learn-Han Lee

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Synergistic Interactions of Anthraquinones with Conventional Cancer Therapies.Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2026
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  6. Investigation of anti-microbial and cytotoxic potential of Streptomyces werraensis GRS9 derived from the sediments of river Ganga.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jodi Woan-Fei LawNovel Bacteria and Drug Discovery (NBDD) Research Group, Microbiome and Bioresource Research Strength, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Lydia Ngiik-Shiew LawMonash Credentialed Pharmacy Clinical Educator, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville 3052, VIC, Australia.
Vengadesh LetchumananNovel Bacteria and Drug Discovery (NBDD) Research Group, Microbiome and Bioresource Research Strength, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-2145-6854
Loh Teng-Hern TanNovel Bacteria and Drug Discovery (NBDD) Research Group, Microbiome and Bioresource Research Strength, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Sunny Hei WongLi Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
Kok-Gan ChanDivision of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-1883-1115
Nurul-Syakima Ab MutalibUKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI), UKM Medical Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-6914-2224
Learn-Han LeeNovel Bacteria and Drug Discovery (NBDD) Research Group, Microbiome and Bioresource Research Strength, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-8589-7456

Funding

External Industry Grant from Biomerge Sdn Bhd BMRG2018-01Fundamental Research Grant Scheme FRGS/1/2019/SKK08/MUSM/02/7University of Malaya Research Grant FP022-2018A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Worldwide cancer incidence and mortality have always been a concern to the community. The cancer mortality rate has generally declined over the years; however, there is still an increased mortality rate in poorer countries that receives considerable attention from healthcare professionals. This suggested the importance of the prompt detection, effective treatment, and prevention strategies. The genus

Indexed as

Drug DiscoveryAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell DeathComplex MixturesHumansRhizophoraceaeStreptomycesAntineoplastic AgentsComplex MixturesanticancerbioactivecytotoxicmangroveStreptomyces

Identifiers

PMID33212836
PMCPMC7698459

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