Endocrine Abstracts

Plants and plant extracts play a crucial role in the research of novel antineoplastic agents. Five sesquiterpene lactones, 4β,15-dihydro-3-dehydrozaluzanin C (ddZC), zaluzanin C, artecanin, 3β-chloro-4α,10α-dihydroxy-1α,2α-epoxy-5α,7αH-guaia-11(13)-en-12,6α-olide and iso-secotanapartholide methyl ether were isolated from two traditionally used Asteraceae species (Onopordum acanthium and Artemisia asiatica). MTT-assay was used to det...