Read this article to learn about the role of plants as a source of anti-cancer agents. Since the earliest times naturally occurring substances from plants, animals and minerals provided a source of medicine for man. For a long time man has exploited particularly the plant kingdom, which has proved to be very useful for treating most of our ailments. During [...]
Read this article to learn about plant derived anti-cancer agents in clinical development. From Dysoxylum binectariferum Hook, f., Meliaceae family, rohitukine was isolated and this flavonoid structure formed the basis for a novel synthetic flavonoid structure, flavopiridol (Fig. 5.8a). During a structure activity study over 100 synthetic analogs were synthesized. These analogs were tested against a series of breast and [...]
Cancer: Causes Types and Treatment of Various Types of Cancer! What is Cancer? Cancer is an abnormal and uncontrolled division of cells, known as cancer cells that invade and destroy the surrounding tissues. Generally cancer is defined as uncontrolled proliferation of cells without any differentiation. Cancer cells are different from normal cells in some aspects. They do not remain confined [...]