Biochemical significance of limonene and its metabolites: future prospects for designing and developing highly potent anticancer drugs
| Autor: | Jiangnan Yu, Yusif Mohammed Mukhtar, Ximing Xu, Michael Adu-Frimpong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Drug Methyl Ethers media_common.quotation_subject Biophysics Review Article Pharmacology Biochemistry 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Pharmacokinetics Biological property Neoplasms Cyclohexenes Humans Molecular Biology Review Articles metabolites media_common Limonene Perillyl alcohol monoterpenes pharmacological Cell Biology Perillic Acid 030104 developmental biology chemistry 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Drug Design Chemoprotective limonene |
| Zdroj: | Bioscience Reports |
| ISSN: | 1573-4935 |
| Popis: | Monocyclic monoterpenes have been recognized as useful pharmacological ingredients due to their ability to treat numerous diseases. Limonene and perillyl alcohol as well as their metabolites (especially perillic acid and its methyl ester) possess bioactivities such as antitumor, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial agents. These therapeutic properties have been well documented. Based on the aforementioned biological properties of limonene and its metabolites, their structural modification and development into effective drugs could be rewarding. However, utilization of these monocyclic monoterpenes as scaffolds for the design and developments of more effective chemoprotective agents has not received the needed attention by medicinal scientists. Recently, some derivatives of limonene metabolites have been synthesized. Nonetheless, there have been no thorough studies on their pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties as well as their inhibition against isoprenylation enzymes. In this review, recent research progress in the biochemical significance of limonene and its metabolites was summarized with emphasis on their antitumor effects. Future prospects of these bioactive monoterpenes for drug design and development are also highlighted. |
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