Highlights of natural compounds in prostate cancer drug discovery

Jorge A. R. Salvador; Vânia M. Moreira

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Highlights of natural compounds in prostate cancer drug discovery

Jorge A. R. Salvador, Vânia M. Moreira

Strathclyde Institute Of Pharmacy And Biomedical Sciences

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Abstract

The remarkable impact of natural products (NPs) in the quest for new agents and new directions in medicinal discovery is well established. The exploration of Nature as a source of novel active agents that may serve as leads and scaffolds for drugs targeting a myriad of diseases and the use of synthetic organic chemistry to modify them have been a driving force for drug discovery. Worldwide, prostate cancer (PC) is the second leading cause of death after lung cancer on both USA and Australia, and the third after lung and colo-rectal cancers in Europe.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Prostate Cancer - From Bench to Bedside
Editors	Philippe E. Spiess
Place of Publication	London
Pages	463-492
Number of pages	30
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5772/27401
Publication status	Published - 25 Nov 2011

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natural products
prostate cancer
cancer drugs
drug discovery

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