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M. C. Wani
Researcher at Research Triangle Park
Publications - 33
Citations - 4309
M. C. Wani is an academic researcher from Research Triangle Park. The author has contributed to research in topics: Camptothecin & Grignard reaction. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 31 publications receiving 4062 citations.
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Plant antitumor agents. VI. The isolation and structure of taxol, a novel antileukemic and antitumor agent from Taxus brevifolia.
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Plant antitumor agents. II. Structure of two new alkaloids from Camptotheca acuminata
M. C. Wani,Monroe E. Wall +1 more
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Antineoplastic Agents from Plants
Monroe E. Wall,M. C. Wani +1 more
TL;DR: This review presents a critical appraisal of the current status of plant antineoplas tic agents, with particular emphasis on chemical structure and the significant fea tures that are required for antitumor activity.
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Novel strategies for the discovery of plant-derived anticancer agents
A. D. Kinghorn,Norman R. Farnsworth,Djaja D. Soejarto,Geoffrey A. Cordell,John M. Pezzuto,George Udeani,M. C. Wani,Monroe E. Wall,Hernán A. Navarro,Robert Kramer,Ana T. Menendez,Craig R. Fairchild,K. E. Lane,Salvatore Forenza,D. M. Vyas,Kin Sing Lam,Yue-Zhong Shu +16 more
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Pentacyclic triterpenes derived from Maprounea africana are potent inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase.
Thitima Pengsuparp,L. Cai,Harry H. S. Fong,A. D. Kinghorn,J. M. Pezzuto,M. C. Wani,Monroe E. Wall +6 more
TL;DR: Two pentacyclic triterpenes isolated from Maprounea africana have been found to demonstrate potent inhibitory activity against HIV-1 reverse transcriptase.