quinazolinones are a group of fused heterocyclic compounds which have valuable biological properties including cytotoxic, antibacterial and antifungal activities. thiazole group-containing compounds have been also reported to have a wide range of biological activities such as antitumor, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antibacterial effects. due to valuable cytotoxic effects of both thiazole gr...

methanolic extract of 15 iranian medicinal plants were prepared and tested for their cytotoxic activities against three cancer cell lines (mcf7, hepg2 , wehi164) and one normal cell line (mdbk). some plants showed cytotoxic activities. the extract of ferula szowitsiana root, which proved to be the most active, was chosen for further phytochemical studies. the major compounds of the most potent ...

it has been reported that several conifers possess cytotoxic activities on some human tumor cell lines. taxol as a natural cytotoxic compound has been extracted from this family. in a program to screen the cytotoxic effects of natural resources, male and female branchlets, fruit or bark of two different species of iranian conifers were collected, identified and the cytotoxic effects of their hy...

ferula communis l., subsp. communis, namely giant fennel, has extensively been used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments. fresh plant materials, crude extracts and isolated components of f. communis showed a wide spectrum of in vitro and in vivo pharmacological properties including antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antiproliferative, and cytotoxic activities. the present paper, revie...

Ferula communis L., subsp. communis, namely giant fennel, has extensively been used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments. Fresh plant materials, crude extracts and isolated components of F. communis showed a wide spectrum of in vitro and in vivo pharmacological properties including antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antiproliferative, and cytotoxic activities. The present paper, revie...

It has been reported that several conifers possess cytotoxic activities on some human tumor cell lines. Taxol as a natural cytotoxic compound has been extracted from this family. In a program to screen the cytotoxic effects of natural resources, male and female branchlets, fruit or bark of two different species of Iranian conifers were collected, identified and the cytotoxic effects of their hy...