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Anticancer Compounds from Cyanobacteria and their Implications in Apoptosis

Author(s): Amit Gupta, Prashant R. Singh, Ashish P. Singh, Neha Kumari, Jyoti Jaiswal, Niharika Sahu, Sonal Mishra, Jainendra Pathak and Rajeshwar P. Sinha*

Volume 24, Issue 10, 2023

Published on: 08 May, 2023

Page: [805 - 819] Pages: 15

DOI: 10.2174/1389203724666230411091726

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Abstract

Cyanobacteria have been recognized as a rich source of bioactive metabolites with potential biotechnological applications in the pharmacological industry. The chemically diverse natural compounds or their analogues cause cytotoxicity. They may kill various cancer cells by inducing apoptosis or changing the activation of cell signaling, particularly involving the protein kinase-C family of enzymes, mitochondrial dysfunctions, and oxidative damage. B cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) is an essential component of apoptosis and is an antiapoptotic molecule. The key apoptotic regulators associated with cancer are members of the Bcl-2 protein family, the key member of which is Bcl-2. The Bcl-2 protein is a promising target for the emergence of new anti-tumor therapies because of its critical role in controlling apoptosis. This review explores the significance of Bcl-2 in the onset of cancer; it may be used as a target for developing high-quality drug therapies to treat various tumors. In addition, a number of computational techniques were used to identify novel hit compounds that may act as inhibitors of the apoptotic protein Bcl-2, including virtual screening, toxicity prediction, and drug-likeness analysis. Twenty-three compounds were assessed as potential hits against Bcl-2, and these compounds were subjected to ADMET property prediction. Dendroamide A and Welwitindolinone A appear to be the most stable and effective drugs against Bcl-2 out of all those evaluated. This article gives an overview of the bioactive compounds produced by cyanobacteria that have anticancer properties and may be exploited to create novel anticancer medications in the future.

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