Journal article
Review of procedures used for the extraction of anti-cancer compounds from tropical plants
Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry, Vol.15(3), pp.314-326
2015
PMID: 25403166
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Abstract
Tropical plants are important sources of anti-cancer lead molecules. According to the US National Cancer Institute, out of the 3000 plants identified as active against cancer using in vitro studies, 70% are of tropical origin. The extraction of bioactive compounds from the plant materials is a fundamental step whose efficiency is critical for the success of drug discovery efforts. There has been no review published of the extraction procedures of anti-cancer compounds from tropical plants and hence the following is a critical evaluation of such procedures undertaken prior to the use of these compounds in cancer cell line studies, during the last five years. It presents a comprehensive analysis of all approaches taken to extract anti-cancer compounds from various tropical plants. (Databases searched were PubMed, SciFinder, Web of Knowledge, Scopus, Embase and Google Scholar).
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- Title
- Review of procedures used for the extraction of anti-cancer compounds from tropical plants
- Creators
- Saurabh PandeyPaul N ShawAmitha K Hewavitharana - University of Queensland
- Publication Details
- Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry, Vol.15(3), pp.314-326
- Publisher
- Netherlands
- Identifiers
- 991012894198302368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; Southern Cross Plant Science; Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article