Anti-cancer Activities of Honey Bee Products
1. INTRODUCTION Bees are flying insects in the order Hymenoptera and are closely related to wasps and ants. They are also known commercially for their role in producing natural products, for example, Beewax, Bee pollen and Propolis. Cancer is one of the major ailment affecting humankind and remsins as one of the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Most recent studies have been found that several bee products have potential anticancer activity in vitro and in vivo . Several recent studies have reported that some natural bee products inhibit tumour cell growth (Premratanachai & Chanchao, 2014). Although pure bee venom, Apitoxin is mostly described to mediate Anti-inflammatory and Anticancer effects. (Aufschnaiter, et al ., 2020). Melittin, an amphipathic 26-residues peptide is the main component of honey bee venom. This agent has shown a variety of anticancer effects in all cell culture and animal model systems (Rady, et al ...