Halimanes and cancer: ent-halimic acid as a starting material for the synthesis of antitumor drugs
The development of new anti-cancer agents is an urgent necessity nowadays, as it is one of the major causes of mortality worldwide. Many drugs currently used are derived from natural products. Halimanes are a class of bicyclic diterpenoids present in various plants and microorganisms. Many of them e...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Chemistry |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2023.1225355/full |