Unveiling the pharmacological potential of plant triterpenoids in breast cancer management: An updated review

SH Aly, AMM Elbadry, AS Doghish… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2024 - Springer
Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer, the fifth leading cause of cancer-related
deaths, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women globally. Recent …

Phytochemicals in cancer treatment: From preclinical studies to clinical practice

AS Choudhari, PC Mandave, M Deshpande… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is a severe health problem that continues to be a leading cause of death worldwide.
Increasing knowledge of the molecular mechanisms underlying cancer progression has led …

Labdanes of natural origin-biological activities (1981-2004)

I Chinou - Current medicinal chemistry, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com
Terpenoids is a class of natural compounds found in higher plants, mosses, liverworts, algae
and lichens, as well as in insects, microbes or marine organisms. Through centuries many of …

Naturally occurring dimeric triterpenoids: Occurrence, chemistry and bioactivities

GM Happi, VK Ntabo, AT Tcho, JD Wansi - Phytochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The triterpenes represent one of the most reported subclasses of specialized metabolites
from the plant kingdom. They play a key role in the protection of plants and their metabolism …

Progress in antimelanoma research of natural triterpenoids and their derivatives: mechanisms of action, bioavailability enhancement and structure modifications

M Grudzińska, B Stachnik, A Galanty, A Sołtys… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melanoma is one of the most dangerous forms of skin cancer, characterized by early
metastasis and rapid development. In search for effective treatment options, much attention …

Natural products as anticancer agents: current status and future perspectives

A Naeem, P Hu, M Yang, J Zhang, Y Liu, W Zhu… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural products have been an invaluable and useful source of anticancer agents over the
years. Several compounds have been synthesized from natural products by modifying their …

Targeting apoptosis pathways in cancer and perspectives with natural compounds from mother nature

FM Millimouno, J Dong, L Yang, J Li, X Li - Cancer prevention research, 2014 - AACR
Although the incidences are increasing day after day, scientists and researchers taken
individually or by research group are trying to fight against cancer by several ways and also …

Comparative study of the antitumor effect of natural monoterpenes: relationship to cell cycle analysis

A Jaafari, M Tilaoui, HA Mouse, LA M'bark… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
Monoterpenes have been identified as responsible of important therapeutic effects of plant-
extracts. In this work, we try to compare the cytotoxic effect of six monoterpenes (carvacrol …

Pentacyclic triterpenoids with nitrogen-containing heterocyclic moiety, privileged hybrids in anticancer drug discovery

V Khwaza, S Mlala, OO Oyedeji, BA Aderibigbe - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pentacyclic triterpenoids are well-known phytochemicals with various biological activities
commonly found in plants as secondary metabolites. The wide range of biological activities …

Monoterpenes: Essential oil components with valuable features

AB Dehsheikh, MM Sourestani… - Mini reviews in …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Medicinal plants have a wide range of secondary metabolites including monoterpene.
These volatile compounds are the main components of essential oils, belonging to the …