Abstract
Natural products are important sources of anti-cancer lead molecules. Many successful anti-cancer drugs are natural products or their analogues. Many more are under clinical trials. The present review focuses on chemopreventive and anti-cancer activities of polar and non-polar extracts, semi purified fractions and pure molecules from terrestrial plants of India reported between 2005 and 2010 emphasizing possible mechanisms of action of pure molecules.
Keywords: Apoptosis, Chemoprevention, Immunotherapy, Lead molecule, Medicinal plants, CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC, multi-cellular, Neaoplastic cells, Azadirchta Indica, metabolic engineering
Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Natural Products: Promising Resources for Cancer Drug Discovery
Volume: 12 Issue: 1
Author(s): Susmita Mondal, Santu Bandyopadhyay, Mrinal K. Ghosh, Sibabrata Mukhopadhyay, Siddhartha Roy and Chitra Mandal
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Keywords: Apoptosis, Chemoprevention, Immunotherapy, Lead molecule, Medicinal plants, CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC, multi-cellular, Neaoplastic cells, Azadirchta Indica, metabolic engineering
Abstract: Natural products are important sources of anti-cancer lead molecules. Many successful anti-cancer drugs are natural products or their analogues. Many more are under clinical trials. The present review focuses on chemopreventive and anti-cancer activities of polar and non-polar extracts, semi purified fractions and pure molecules from terrestrial plants of India reported between 2005 and 2010 emphasizing possible mechanisms of action of pure molecules.
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Mondal Susmita, Bandyopadhyay Santu, K. Ghosh Mrinal, Mukhopadhyay Sibabrata, Roy Siddhartha and Mandal Chitra, Natural Products: Promising Resources for Cancer Drug Discovery, Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2012; 12 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187152012798764697
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187152012798764697 |
Print ISSN 1871-5206 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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