Exploring cancer therapeutics with natural products from african medicinal plants, Part II: Alkaloids, terpenoids and flavonoids

Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 108-127

  Nwodo, Justina N ^a   Ibezim, Akachukwu ^a   Simoben, Conrad V ^b   Ntie Kang, Fidele ^b,c  

^a University of Nigeria   (Germany)

^b Department of Chemistry   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

African flora; Cancer; Medicinal plants; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; FLAVONOID; TERPENOID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; TERPENE;

CANCER THERAPY; CARCINOGENESIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DESIGN PROGRAM; ERYTHRINA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; AFRICAN MEDICINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ALKALOIDS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CELL PROLIFERATION; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NEOPLASMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TERPENES;

EID: 84947999148     PISSN: 18715206     EISSN: 18755992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1871520615666150520143827     Document Type: Review

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