Molecules (Feb 2020)

Anticancer Potential of Resveratrol, β-Lapachone and Their Analogues

  • Danielly C. Ferraz da Costa,
  • Luciana Pereira Rangel,
  • Mafalda Maria Duarte da Cunha Martins-Dinis,
  • Giulia Diniz da Silva Ferretti,
  • Vitor F. Ferreira,
  • Jerson L. Silva

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25040893
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 4
p. 893

Abstract

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This review aims to explore the potential of resveratrol, a polyphenol stilbene, and beta-lapachone, a naphthoquinone, as well as their derivatives, in the development of new drug candidates for cancer. A brief history of these compounds is reviewed along with their potential effects and mechanisms of action and the most recent attempts to improve their bioavailability and potency against different types of cancer.

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