Potential of cucurbitacin as an anticancer drug
In Chinese medicine, the Cucurbitaceae family contains many compounds known as cucurbitacins, which have been categorized into 12 classes ranging from A to T and more than 200 derivatives. Cucurbitacins are a class of highly oxidized tetracyclic triterpenoids with potent anticancer properties. The e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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Series: | Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332223015056 |