Plant-derived natural products as leads to antitumor drugs

摘要: Cancer is the main cause of death worldwide. Chemotherapeutic agents used for disease treatments have shown limited antitumor activity, with a high recurrence rate. It has prompted research efforts to identify anti-tumor compounds. Research on medicinal plants began focus discovery natural products as potential leads drugs. Medicinal are very interesting, ability produce remarkable chemical structures diverse biological activities. Plant-derived been by human societies millennia, and their source most likely available can be employed production, considered valuable sources Many interesting activity evidenced in past few years. This review highlights compounds candidates A brief illustration general effects classes plant-derived related molecules also provided.