Polyphenols from the mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) fruit for breast and prostate cancer

The mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is a tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia and has long been reported to contain multiple health promoting properties. This fruit is an abundant source of xanthones, a class of polyphenolic compounds with a distinctive tricyclic aromatic ring system and is larg...

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Main Authors: Gongbo eLi, Stacey P Thomas, Jeremy eJohnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2013.00080/full