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Antitumor Agents
Potential new antitumor agents derived from camphorato
September 1st, 2005
Potential new antitumor agents were derived from camphorato. According to a study from the People's Republic of China, "Eight new camphorato platinum complexes have been synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxicity against HL-60 human leukemia, 3AO human ovarian carcinoma, BEL-7402 human hepatocarcinoma, and A549 human lung carcinoma cell lines." "Most complexes showed good cytotoxic activity against the above-selected cell lines. Among the complexes, two compounds were assayed for their in vivo antitumor activity against LS-174T human colon carcinoma cells implanted in mice," explained L.H. Wang and colleagues, Nanjing...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-01)
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