Natural Products and Synthetic Analogs as a Source of Antitumor Drugs
Cancer is a heterogeneous disease and one of the major issues of health concern, especially for the public health system globally. Nature is a source of anticancer drugs with abundant pool of diverse chemicals and pharmacologically active compounds. In recent decade, some natural products and synthe...
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doaj-52693ab7039249158aa2a3c775cc5fc32020-11-25T01:43:55ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2019-11-0191167910.3390/biom9110679biom9110679Natural Products and Synthetic Analogs as a Source of Antitumor DrugsJavad Sharifi-Rad0Adem Ozleyen1Tugba Boyunegmez Tumer2Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji3Nasreddine El Omari4Abdelaali Balahbib5Yasaman Taheri6Abdelhakim Bouyahya7Miquel Martorell8Natália Martins9William C. Cho10Zabol Medicinal Plants Research Center, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol 61615-585, IranGraduate Program of Biomolecular Sciences, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17020, TurkeyDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Science, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17020, TurkeyApplied Microbiology, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Edo University, Iyamho, Edo State 300271, NigeriaLaboratory of Histology, Embryology and Cytogenetic, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat 10100, MoroccoLaboratory of Zoology and General Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat 10106, MoroccoPhytochemistry Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1991953381, IranLaboratory of Human Pathologies Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, and Genomic Center of Human Pathologies, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat 10106, MoroccoDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Concepcion, Concepcion 4070386, ChileFaculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, PortugalDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, ChinaCancer is a heterogeneous disease and one of the major issues of health concern, especially for the public health system globally. Nature is a source of anticancer drugs with abundant pool of diverse chemicals and pharmacologically active compounds. In recent decade, some natural products and synthetic analogs have been investigated for the cancer treatment. This article presents the utilization of natural products as a source of antitumor drugs.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/9/11/679phytochemicalphytomedicineanticancernatural products |
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Javad Sharifi-Rad Adem Ozleyen Tugba Boyunegmez Tumer Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji Nasreddine El Omari Abdelaali Balahbib Yasaman Taheri Abdelhakim Bouyahya Miquel Martorell Natália Martins William C. Cho |
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Javad Sharifi-Rad Adem Ozleyen Tugba Boyunegmez Tumer Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji Nasreddine El Omari Abdelaali Balahbib Yasaman Taheri Abdelhakim Bouyahya Miquel Martorell Natália Martins William C. Cho Natural Products and Synthetic Analogs as a Source of Antitumor Drugs Biomolecules phytochemical phytomedicine anticancer natural products |
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Javad Sharifi-Rad Adem Ozleyen Tugba Boyunegmez Tumer Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji Nasreddine El Omari Abdelaali Balahbib Yasaman Taheri Abdelhakim Bouyahya Miquel Martorell Natália Martins William C. Cho |
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Natural Products and Synthetic Analogs as a Source of Antitumor Drugs |
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Natural Products and Synthetic Analogs as a Source of Antitumor Drugs |
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Natural Products and Synthetic Analogs as a Source of Antitumor Drugs |
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Natural Products and Synthetic Analogs as a Source of Antitumor Drugs |
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Natural Products and Synthetic Analogs as a Source of Antitumor Drugs |
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natural products and synthetic analogs as a source of antitumor drugs |
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Biomolecules |
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Cancer is a heterogeneous disease and one of the major issues of health concern, especially for the public health system globally. Nature is a source of anticancer drugs with abundant pool of diverse chemicals and pharmacologically active compounds. In recent decade, some natural products and synthetic analogs have been investigated for the cancer treatment. This article presents the utilization of natural products as a source of antitumor drugs. |
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phytochemical phytomedicine anticancer natural products |
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