(3R,9R,10R)-Panaxytriol: a molecular-based nutraceutical with possible application to cancer prevention and treatment

✍ Scribed by Fay Ng; Heedong Yun; Xiaoguang Lei; Samuel J. Danishefsky; Jed Fahey; Katherine Stephenson; Charles Flexner; Lawrence Lee

• Book ID: 104095896
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: French
• Weight: 165 KB
• Volume: 49
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0040-4039
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.09.169

✦ Synopsis

Panaxytriol is a nutraceutical-based active constituent of Korean red ginseng and is reported to exhibit potent anti-tumor properties. Its activity may be in part due to its induction of phase 2 chemoprotective enzymes. Its unique properties may have important implications in cancer therapeutics.