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Natural Products As Anticancer Agents.

Natural Products as Anticancer Agents introduces the different types of natural products that have been used for cancer treatment. Divided into four parts, covering anticancer agents derived from terrestrial plants, anticancer agents derived from the marine environment, and anticancer agents derived...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krishna Banik, Bimal
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Das, Aparna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Elsevier, 2023.
Subjects:
Antineoplastic agents.
Natural products.
Anticancéreux.
Produits naturels.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 2 Anticancer activity of natural compounds from stems/barks of the plants
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Taxanes
  • 2.3 Tannins
  • 2.4 Lupeol
  • 2.5 Betulin and betulinic acid
  • 2.6 Ursolic acid
  • 2.7 Amooranin
  • 2.8 Skimmianine
  • 2.9 Berberine
  • 2.10 Quercetin
  • 2.11 Apigenin
  • 2.12 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Anticancer activity of natural compounds from roots of the plants
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Harmine
  • 3.3 Licochalcone A
  • 3.4 Withaferin A
  • 3.5 Panaxadiol
  • 3.6 Curcumin
  • 3.7 Gingerol
  • 3.8 Punarnavine
  • 3.9 Isoliquiritigenin
  • 3.10 Damnacanthal
  • 3.11 Plumbagin
  • 3.12 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Anticancer activity of natural compounds from fruits and vegetables
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Chrysin
  • 4.3 Lycopene
  • 4.4 Ferulic acid
  • 4.5 Catechins
  • 4.6 Ellagic acid
  • 4.7 Cyanidin
  • 4.8 Silymarin
  • 4.9 Gallic acid
  • 4.10 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Part 2 Anticancer agents derived from marine environment
  • Chapter 5 Anticancer activity of natural compounds from marine animals
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Didemnins
  • 5.3 Ecteinascidins
  • 5.4 Psammaplins
  • 5.5 Aeroplysinins
  • 5.6 Halichondrins
  • 5.7 Pelorusides
  • 5.8 Variolins
  • 5.9 Dolastatins
  • 5.10 Kahalalides
  • 5.11 Lamellarins
  • 5.12 Asterosaponins
  • 5.13 Bryostatins
  • 5.14 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Chapter 6 Anticancer activity of natural compounds from marine plants
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.1.1 Seagrass
  • 6.1.2 Mangroves
  • 6.1.3 Macroalgae (seaweed)
  • 6.1.4 Microalgae
  • 6.2 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Part 3 Anticancer agents derived from microorganisms
  • Chapter 7 Anticancer activity of natural compounds from bacteria
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Anticancer compounds from bacteria associated with marine organisms
  • 7.2.1 Anticancer compounds from bacteria associated with mangroves
  • 7.2.2 Anticancer compounds from bacteria associated with fishes and other marine animals
  • 7.2.3 Anticancer compounds from bacteria associated with sponges
  • 7.2.4 Anticancer compounds from bacteria associated with corals
  • 7.2.5 Anticancer compounds from bacteria associated with mollusks
  • 7.2.6 Anticancer compounds from bacteria associated with ascidians
  • 7.2.7 Anticancer compounds from bacteria associated with other marine substances