As therapeutic tools, diterpenes and their derivatives have gained much attention of the
medicinal scientists nowadays. It is due to their pledging and important biological activities …

Secondary metabolites have been recognized for centuries as medicinal agents, in
particular monoterpenes which have been the target of research in the discovery of …

Natural products serve as safe and effective therapeutic agents for the drug discovery.
Plants produce bioactive secondary metabolites such as terpenoids, alkaloids, tannins …

Background: Plants produce several bioactive secondary metabolites whose are used as
therapeutic agents to treat several diseases, among whom cancer. Triterpenes are …

Introduction: Terpenoids constitute the largest class of natural products and are a rich
reservoir of candidate compounds for drug discovery. Recent efforts into the research and …

Aim: Terpenes are natural compounds found in several organisms belonging to the animal
and plant kingdom, therefore, constitute the largest class of natural products and were a rich …

Extensive research over the past decades has identified numerous phytochemicals that
could represent an important source of anti-cancer compounds. There is an immediate need …

Medicinal plants have been used to treat different diseases throughout the human history
namely in traditional medicine. Most of the plants mentioned in this review article belong …

Cancer is a multistage process resulting in an uncontrolled and abrupt division of cells and
is one of the leading causes of mortality. The cases reported and the predictions for the near …

Terpenes—a diverse group of secondary metabolites—constitute the largest class of natural
products abundant in almost every plant species. The properties of concrete terpenes and …