title: Distribution of anticancer activity in higher plants.
abstract: The systematic distribution in higher plants of general anticancer activity, high-interest anticancer activity, and high-interest compounds is presented. Special emphasis is placed on those taxonomic groups offering, by virtue of their high-interest activity and/or compounds, the greatest potential as sources of useful anticancer agents.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D006801:Humans; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000188:drug therapy; D007942:Leukemia, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000188:drug therapy; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic