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Title The enzymes. Volume thirty-six, Natural products and cancer signaling : isoprenoids, polyphenols and flavonoids / edited by S. Zahra Bathaie, Fuyuhiko Tamanoi
Published Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (279 pages)
Series Enzymes ; volume 36
Enzymes ; volume 36.
Contents Front Cover -- The Enzymes: Natural Products and Cancer Signaling: Isoprenoids, Polyphenols and Flavonoids -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter One: Introduction -- References -- Chapter Two: Perillyl Alcohol (Monoterpene Alcohol), Limonene -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Perillyl Alcohol -- 2.1. Perillyl Alcohol Mechanism of Action in Cancer Therapy and Pharmacokinetics -- 2.2. Perillyl Alcohol Biosafety and Adverse Effects in Clinical Application and Clinical Trials -- 3. Limonene -- 3.1. Limonene Pharmacokinetics -- 3.2. Limonene Anticancer Activity and Clinical Trials
3.3. Limonene Mechanisms of Action, Targets, and Clinical Applications -- 3.4. Limonene Biosafety and Adverse Effects -- 4. Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter Three: Ganoderic Acid and Lucidenic Acid (Triterpenoid) -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Lucidenic Acids and Ganoderic Acids from Ganoderma Species -- 2.1. The Sources of Lucidenic Acids and Ganoderic Acids -- 2.2. The Biosynthesis of Ganoderic Acids -- 2.3. Optimization of the Fermentation Process -- 3. Biological Functions of Lucidenic Acids and Ganoderic Acids -- 3.1. Cytotoxic and Apoptotic Effects
3.2. Cell Cycle Arrest -- 3.3. Anti-invasive Effect -- 3.4. Autophagy -- 3.5. Anti-inflammatory Effect -- 3.6. Antiosteoclastogenesis -- 3.7. Antiasthma -- 3.8. Antihepatitis B Activity -- 4. Pharmacokinetics of Ganoderic Acids -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter Four: Anticancer Effect and Molecular Targets of Saffron Carotenoids -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Anticancer Effect of Saffron and Its Carotenoids -- 3. Comparing the Efficacy of Crocetin, Crocin, and Other Components -- 4. Liposome Formulation of Saffron Compounds
5. Effect of Crocetin and Crocin on Macromolecule Synthesis and Structure -- 5.1. Effect on DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis -- 5.2. Protein Binding -- 6. Effects on Cell Cycle, Apoptosis, and Signaling Pathways -- 7. Role of Saffron Components on Chemoprevention -- 8. Molecular Mechanisms Involved in the Protective Effect of Saffron Components against Various Damages in Different Tissues -- 9. Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Saffron -- 10. Safety -- 11. Other Mechanisms -- 12. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter Five: Zerumbone from Ginger (Monoterpenoid) -- 1. Introduction
2. Characteristic Feature -- 3. Target Pathways by Zerumbone -- 3.1. Survival -- 3.1.1. Caspase Family -- 3.1.2. Bcl Family -- 3.1.3. c-FLIP -- 3.1.4. G2/M Cell Cycle -- 3.2. Proliferation -- 3.2.1. Cyclin B1/CDK1 -- 3.2.2. Tumor Necrosis Factor -- 3.3. Invasion -- 3.4. Angiogenesis -- 4. Nuclear Factor-Kappa B -- 5. Future Perspectives -- References -- Chapter Six: Research Progress on Natural Triterpenoid Saponins in the Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy of Cancer -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Triterpenoid Saponins in the Prevention and Therapy of Cancers
Summary Natural compounds from a variety of natural resources including plants have emerged as important source of anticancer drug development. This special issue will highlight the significant advance in elucidating mechanisms of action of these natural compounds, focusing especially on isoprenoids and polyphenols/flavonoids
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Cancer -- Alternative treatment.
Cancer -- Treatment.
Enzymes.
Antimitotic agents.
Antineoplastic agents.
Enzymes
Biological Products -- pharmacology
Terpenes -- pharmacology
Polyphenols -- pharmacology
Flavonoids -- pharmacology
Antineoplastic Agents
Antimitotic Agents
enzyme.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Enzymes
Antineoplastic agents
Antimitotic agents
Cancer -- Alternative treatment
Cancer -- Treatment
Form Electronic book
Author Bathaie, S. Zahra, editor
Tamanoi, Fuyuhiko, editor
ISBN 9780128025277
0128025271