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A Review on Hemisynthesis, Biosynthesis, Biological Activities, Mode of Action, and Structure-Activity Relationship of Podophyllotoxins: 2003- 2007
30 Dec 2008
Abstract excerpt
Podophyllotoxin is an important and much sought after antimitotic natural lead compound, since it paved the way for three hemisynthetic derivatives of podophyllotoxin, e.g., etoposide, teniposide and etopophos, which are widely used as anticancer drugs and show good clinical effects against several types of neoplasms. Although the publication of the recent reviews by Gordaliza in 2004 and You in 2005, which...
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