Cytotoxicity of Structurally Diverse Anthranoids and Correlation with Mechanism of Action and Side Effects

• Main Authors: Daniel Pecoraro Demarque (Author), Rui Milton Patrício Silva (Author), Leandro Figueiredo Santos (Author), Andréia Machado Leopoldino (Author), Enilza Maria Espreafico (Author), Norberto Peporine Lopes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this contribution is to evaluate the cytotoxicity and apoptosis inducing ability of structurally diverse anthraquinones to establish a relationship between structure and toxicity. Besides the wide spread use of anthraquinones in pharmacological drugs for constipation and non-prescript...