Natural Products as Anticancer Agents: Current Status and Future Perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Natural products have been an invaluable and useful source of anticancer agents over the years. Several compounds have been synthesized from natural products by modifying their structures or by using naturally occurring compounds as building blocks in the synthesis of these compounds for various purposes in different fields, such as biology, medicine, and engineering. Multiple modern and costly treatments have been applied to combat cancer and limit its lethality, but the results are not significantly refreshing. Natural products, which are a significant source of new therapeutic drugs, are currently being investigated as potential cytotoxic agents and have shown a positive trend in preclinical research and have prompted numerous innovative strategies in order to combat cancer and expedite

SUBMITTER: Naeem A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9737905 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature