Asian Journal
Of Traditional Medicines

Abstract: Plants are an enormously rich source of peptides with the potential to be developed as anticancer agents, e.g. Violaceae, Rubiaceae, and
Cucurbitaceae families and some marine plants. With the discovery of more and more peptides with antitumor activities, their mechanisms
of action on tumors have also been shown to be varied. In this review, the recent studies on peptides from plant sources, including terrestrial
and marine plants, are briefly discussed with a focus on their origins, antitumor activities and the possible mechanisms of actions in order to
to provide a profile of important plant peptides.

Key words: peptide, antitumor, cyclopeptide, plant sourced