Natural sesquiterpenoids as cytotoxic anticancer agents

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1153-1164

  Chen, Q F ^a,b   Liu, Z P ^a   Wang, F P ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Cancer; Cytotoxicity; Natural products; Sesquiterpenoids; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ESTER; ETHER; GLYCOSIDE; KETONE; LACTONE; PHYTOALEXIN; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENOID;

BREAST CARCINOMA; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; CYTOTOXINS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 80054072278     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: 18755607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138955711797655399     Document Type: Review

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