MDJ (Makassar Dental Journal)
Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023): Volume 12 Issue 2 Agustus 2023

Anti-cancer on carrageenan from red algae: Anti-kanker pada carrageenan dari alga merah

Ema Yusuf (Mahasiswa Klinik Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar, Indonesia)
Dian Rafika Sari D (Mahasiswa Klinik Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar, Indonesia)
Melinda Herman (Departemen oral biologi)
Meuthia Narissa Azzahra (Mahasiswa Klinik Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar, Indonesia)
Surianti Alimin (Mahasiswa Klinik Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar, Indonesia)
Irene Edith Rieuwpassa (Departemen Oral Biologi Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2023

Abstract

Cancers are serious diseases with various etiologies mainly due to unhealthy dietary habits and lifestyles. However, almost all drugs used for anti-cancer therapy are usually toxic and generally affect normal healthy cells, hence the search for new com-pounds that are effective, non-toxic and natural. In particular, algae contain many valuable components with great anti-cancer potential. Carrageenan is a general term describing a group of sulphated polysaccharides in red algae that present a major com-ponent of the cell wall and interstitial space functioning as a forming compound and providing intercellular adhesion and inter-cellular signalling. Carrageenan isolated from red algae has been the object of drug discovery over the past few decades as it exhibits anti-cancer capabilities.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MDJ

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Subject

Dentistry

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The journal receives a manuscript from the following area below Dentistry science and development with interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach: Dental Public Health and Epidemiology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental Conservation and Endodontics Preventive Dentistry Biomedical Dentistry ...