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Antitumor agents I: Angustibalin, a new cytotoxic sesquiterpene lactone from Balduina angustifolia (Pursh.) Robins
Author(s): K. H. Lee, D. C. Anuforo, E. S. Huang and Piantado.C
Year: 1972
Publication Type: Note
Journal: Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Volume: 61
Issue: 4
Pages: 626-628
Article Topic(s): Medicinal chemistry
Research Setting(s): Laboratory
Species Referenced: Balduina angustifolia (Coastal plain honeycombhead),
Abstract
Reports the finding of three compounds in Balduina angustifolia that showed significant inhibitory activity against cancer cells (tissue culture cells derived from human epidermoid carcinoma of larynx). The three known compounds included rotenone, helenalin, and hispidulin. The isolation of rotenone also provided the first instance for its occurrence from the Asteraceae.Suggested Citation
K. H. Lee, D. C. Anuforo, E. S. Huang and Piantado.C. "Antitumor agents I: Angustibalin, a new cytotoxic sesquiterpene lactone from Balduina angustifolia (Pursh.) Robins." Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 61.4 (1972): 626-628.Go back