Natural Phytochemicals Derived from Gymnosperms in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancers
2021
Tayyebeh Ghaffari | Joo-Hyun Hong | Solmaz Asnaashari | Safar Farajnia | Abbas Delazar | Hamed Hamishehkar | Ki-Hyun Kim
The incidence of various types of cancer is increasing globally. To reduce the critical side effects of cancer chemotherapy, naturally derived compounds have been considered for cancer treatment. Gymnosperms are a group of plants found worldwide that have traditionally been used for therapeutic applications. Paclitaxel is a commercially available anticancer drug derived from gymnosperms. Other natural compounds with anticancer activities, such as pinostrobin and pinocembrin, are extracted from pine heartwood, and pycnogenol and enzogenol from pine bark. Gymnosperms have great potential for further study for the discovery of new anticancer compounds. This review aims to provide a rational understanding and the latest developments in potential anticancer compounds derived from gymnosperms.
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