oblongifolin-c and gambogic-acid

Garcinia plants are one of the rich sources of natural xanthones and benzophenones which have attracted a great deal of attention from the scientists in the fields of chemistry and pharmacology. Recently, many structurally unique constituents with various bioactivities, especially anti-tumor activity, have been isolated from Garcinia plants. This concise review focused on the anti-cancer activity natural products isolated from Chinese Garcinia plants, and the research finding by authors and collaborators over the past several years were cited.

Topics: Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Benzophenones; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; Garcinia; Humans; Inhibitory Concentration 50; Molecular Structure; Plants, Medicinal; Structure-Activity Relationship; Terpenes; Xanthones