Superior anti-neoplastic activities of triacontanol-PEG conjugate: synthesis, characterization and biological evaluations

• Main Authors: Yimeng Zhou (Author), Ning Li (Author), Zhixia Qiu (Author), Xiaoyu Lu (Author), Min Fang (Author), Xijing Chen (Author), Lili Ren (Author), Guangji Wang (Author), Pingkai Ouyang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Triacontanol (TA, C30H62O), abundantly present in plant cuticle waxes and bee waxes, has been found to display promising anti-neoplastic potentials. As a long chain fatty alcohol, TA possesses limited aqueous solubility, which hinders its medicinal application. To overcome its solubility barrier, a...