Anticancer agents from natural products. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Gordon M. Cragg, David G.I. Kingston, and David J. Newman.
• Other Names: Cragg, Gordon M. L; Kingston, David G. I; Newman, David J, 1939-
• Contents: Ch. 1. Introduction / Gordon M. Cragg, David G.I. Kingston, and David J. Newman -- ch. 2. Camptothecin and its analogs / Nicolas J. Rahier, Craig J. Thomas, and Sidney M. Hecht -- ch. 3. The discovery and development of the combretastatins / Kevin G. Pinney [and others] -- ch. 4. Homoharringtonine and related compounds / Hideji Itokawa, Yukio Hitotsuyanagi, and Kuo-Hsiung Lee -- ch. 5. Podophyllotoxins and analogs / Kuo-Hsiung Lee and Zhiyan Xiao -- ch. 6. Taxol and its analogs / David G.I. Kingston -- ch. 7. The vinca alkaloids / Fanny Roussi, Françoise Guéritte, and Jacques Fahy -- ch. 8. The bryostatins / David J. Newman -- ch. 9. The isolation, characterization, and development of a novel class of potent antimitotic macrocyclic depsipeptides : the cryptophycins / Rima S. Al-awar and Chuan Shih -- ch. 10. Chemistry and biology of the discodermolides, potent mitotic spindle poisons / Sarath P. Gunasekera and Amy E. Wright -- ch. 11. The dolastatins : novel antitumor agents from Dolabella auricularia / Erik Flahive and Jayaram Srirangam -- ch. 12. Ecteinascidin-743 (Yondelis), Aplidin, and Irvalec / Carmen Cuevas [and others] -- ch. 13. Discovery of E7389, a fully synthetic macrocyclic ketone analog of halichondrin B / Melvin J. Yu, Yoshito Kishi, and Bruce A. Littlefield.
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 751 pages, [16] pages of plates), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.99/4061; Antineoplastic agents; Pharmacognosy; Natural products; SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- General; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer; MEDICAL -- Oncology; Antineoplastic agents; Natural products; Pharmacognosy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1439813833; 9781439813836
• Related ISBNs: 9781439813829; 1439813825
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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