Discovery and Development of Anti-Prostate Cancerous Agents from Natural Products

Discovery and Development of Anti-Prostate Cancer Agents from Natural Products presents cutting-edge research advances in the field of bioactive natural products and natural drug formulations. This volume in the Natural Products Drug Discovery series focuses on molecules of natural origin and their synthetic analogues that show promising potential to act as anti-prostate cancer and chemotherapeutic agents. Combining foundational background information on cancer mechanisms with details of medicinal structures from natural products, this volume compiles the latest developments from across interdisciplinary fields. This book serves as a valuable resource for researchers working to discover promising leads for the development of novel pharmaceuticals for prostate cancer, highlighting several key structures from natural products and exploring possible future developments in the area. Highlights active agents from natural sources for development as novel anti-cancer agentsFeatures contributions from active researchers and leading experts working in the fieldIncludes foundational background information on both prostate cancer mechanisms and natural product structures to support researchers from different disciplines INDICE: 1. Discovery and development of anti-prostate cancer agents from natural products: an overview2. Cannabinoids and prostate cancer3. Flavones and prostate cancer4. A brief sketch on anti-prostate cancer activity of plant phenolics5. Anti-prostate cancer potential of some alkaloids6. Prostate cancer and tomato lycopene7. Medicinal plants from the Mediterranean basin as a source of natural anti-prostate cancer agents8. Withanolides as anti-prostate cancer agents of promise9. Triterpenes as new promising anti-prostate cancer agents10. Nanocarrier-mediated targeted delivery of natural products for prostate cancer11. The olive oil phenolic (-)-oleocanthal as a novel nutraceutical for prostate cancer progression and recurrence control

• ISBN: 978-0-443-21842-2
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 500
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2025
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés