title: Natural sesquiterpenoids as cytotoxic anticancer agents.
abstract: Sesquiterpenoids are a group of naturally occurring 15-carbon isoprenoid compounds that are mainly found in higher plants, microorganism and marine life. Many of them provided encouraging leads for chemotherapeutics. In this review, the sesquiterpenoids are classified according to the ring numbering system and the functional groups presented in the core structures as acyclic, mono-, bi-, and tricyclic derivatives, and a current overview of sesquiterpenoids as potential cytotoxic anticancer agents is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Q-F
authors.initials: QF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Z-P
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: F-P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003603:Cytotoxins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001688:Biological Products; D003603:Cytotoxins; D012717:Sesquiterpenes