Review of studies on active components of antitumor medicinal plants.
- Author:
Xu-dong XU
1
;
Xiao-ru HU
;
Jun-shan YANG
Author Information
1. Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100094, China. xdxu@implad.ac.cn
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic;
chemistry;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
pharmacology;
Humans;
Neoplasms;
drug therapy;
Plants, Medicinal;
chemistry;
Structure-Activity Relationship
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2008;33(17):2073-2081
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This paper summarizes the current research on chemical structure, pharmacology and structure-activity relationship of antitumor constituents, including quinoline and indole alkaloids, stilbenoids, diterpenes, pentacyclic triterpenes, flavones, lactones, amyloses, proteins et al, of chinese herbal. The prospect of studies of antitumor medicinal plants is discussed.
