Deoxypodophyllotoxin: A promising therapeutic agent from herbal medicine

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-34

  Khaled, Meyada ^a   Jiang, Zhen Zhou ^a   Zhang, Lu Yong ^a  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antitumor; Deoxypodophyllotoxin; Microtubule; Podophyllotoxin; Precursor; Therapeutic

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYTOSTATIC AGENT; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DEOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN; ETOPOFOS; ETOPOSIDE; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; LIGNAN; NATURAL PRODUCT; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; TENIPOSIDE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER THERAPY; DATA BASE; DIASTEREOISOMER; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; IN VITRO STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDLINE; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTITUMOR; DEOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN; MICROTUBULE; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; PRECURSOR; THERAPEUTIC;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHINA; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN;

EID: 84882237620     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.06.021     Document Type: Review

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