Natural Products and Cancer Signaling: Isoprenoids, Polyphenols and Flavonoids

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-12-802215-3
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 540 g

Natural compounds from a variety of natural resources including plants have emerged as important source of anticancer drug development. This special issue will highlight the significant advance in elucidating mechanisms of action of these natural compounds, focusing especially on isoprenoids and polyphenols/flavonoids.

Zielgruppe

<p>Researchers in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, pharmacology, and cancer</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Tamanoi, Fuyuhiko

Bathaie, S. Zahra

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Zellbiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Molekularbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Enzymologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction
S. Zahra Bathaie and Fuyuhiko Tamanoi
- Perillyl Alcohol (Monoterpen Alcohol), Limonene
Shahla Shojaei, Amir Kiumarsi, Adel Rezaei Moghadam, Javad Alizadeh, Hassan Marzban and Saeid Ghavami
- Ganoderic Acid and Lucidenic Acid (Triterpenoid)
Chin-Lin Hsu and Gow-Chin Yen
- Anticancer Effect and Molecular Targets of Saffron Carotenoids
S. Zahra Bathaie, Azam Bolhasani and Fuyuhiko Tamanoi
- Zerumbone from Ginger (Monoterpenoid)
Yoichi Matsuo and Hiromitsu Takeyama
- Research Progress on Natural Triterpenoid Saponins in the Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy of Cancer
Jun-Rong Du, Fang-Yi Long and Chu Chen
- Neem Limonoids as Anticancer Agents: Molecular Targets and Signaling Pathways
Siddavaram Nagini
- Curcumin: A Potent Modulator of Multiple Enzymes in Multiple Cancers
Adeeb Shehzad, Raheem Shahzad and Young Sup Lee
- Molecular Targets of Honokiol: A Promising Phytochemical for Effective Cancer
Courey Averett, Sumit Arora, Haseeb Zubair, Seema Singh, Arun Bhardwaj and Ajay P. Singh
- Effects of Tea Catechins on Cancer Signaling Pathways
Chung S. Yang, Hong Wang, Jayson X. Chen and Jinsong Zhang

Über Autor(innen)

Tamanoi, Fuyuhiko
Fuyu Tamanoi is a biochemist who has served on the UCLA School of Medicine and UCLA College faculty since he joined the Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics in 1993. He became a full professor in 1997.