Selective Toxicity of Non Polar Bioactive Compounds of Persian Gulf Sea Squirt Phallusia Nigra on Skin Mitochondria Isolated from Rat Model of Melanoma

摘要

Background:Skin cancer is the most prevalent cancer and one of the major causes of mortality worldwide. Marin animals have attracted much attention in recent years as useful substances having application in medicine. It was shown that Phallusia nigra (P. nigra) known as sea squirt could play an important role in cancer therapy.