Alkaloids Isolated from Natural Herbs as the Anticancer Agents

Alkaloids are important chemical compounds that serve as a rich reservoir for drug discovery. Several alkaloids isolated from natural herbs exhibit antiproliferation and antimetastasis effects on various types of cancers both in vitro and in vivo. Alkaloids, such as camptothecin and vinblastine, hav...

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Main Authors: Jin-Jian Lu, Jiao-Lin Bao, Xiu-Ping Chen, Min Huang, Yi-Tao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/485042