Abstract
AbstractThe Chinese medicinal plant‐derived antineoplastic alkaloids and their analogs are reviewed with emphasis on those discovered from the authors' laboratory. The active compounds include camptothecin, colchicine, ellipticine, harringtonine, Vinca alkaloids, indirubin, (‐)‐sophocarpine, lycobetaine, monocrotaline, d‐tetrandrine, indicine N‐oxide, maytansine, aporphine type alkaloids, palmatine, murrapanine, emarginatine alkaloids, and the alkaloids from Securinega virosa. The compounds are discussed briefly with the recent advances concerning their antitumor activity, structure‐activity relationships and mechanisms of action.
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