| Literature DB >> 19149691 |
Massoud Mahmoudian1, Parvaneh Rahimi-Moghaddam.
Abstract
Noscapine is an isoqiunoline alkaloid found in opium latex. Unlike most other alkaloids obtained from opium latex, noscapine is not sedative and has been used as antitussive drug in various countries. Recently, it has been introduced as an anti-mitotic agent. This drug can be used orally. When the resistance to other anti-cancer drugs such as paclitaxel manifests, noscapine might be effective. Therefore, noscapine and its analogs have great potential as novel anti-cancer agents.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19149691 DOI: 10.2174/157489209787002524
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Recent Pat Anticancer Drug Discov ISSN: 1574-8928 Impact factor: 4.169