Trees with Anticancer Activities

Many trees are known to possess important anticancer compounds which include flavonoids and other phenolic compounds, glucosinolates, phytosterols, phytoestrogens, tannins, and protease inhibitors which interrupt with the mitotic activities of abnormal cells. More than 500 compounds belonging to 25...

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Published inMedicinally Important Trees pp. 55 - 84
Main Author Khan, Aisha Saleem
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Springer
Springer International Publishing
Subjects
Anticancer Activity
Anticancer Compound
Anticancer Potential
Betulinic Acid
Botany & plant sciences
Ellagic Acid
Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques
Plant physiology
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Summary:Many trees are known to possess important anticancer compounds which include flavonoids and other phenolic compounds, glucosinolates, phytosterols, phytoestrogens, tannins, and protease inhibitors which interrupt with the mitotic activities of abnormal cells. More than 500 compounds belonging to 25 different classes are identified as anticarcinogens. This chapter describes anticancer properties of plants like Bauhinia variegata, Butea monosperma, Callistemon citrinus, Carica papaya, Chukrasia velutina, Cycas revoluta, Dillenia indica, Jasminum officinale, Plumeria rubra, Plumeria obtusa, Magnolia grandiflora, Schleichera oleosa, Sapium sebiferum, and Thuja occidentalis.
ISBN:9783319567761
3319567764
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-56777-8_3