Phytochemicals and Biogenic Metallic Nanoparticles as Anticancer Agents

Table 2

The isolated compounds from different medicinal plants and their anticancer activities.

Medicinal plant name	Isolated compounds (structures are shown in Figure 1)	Anticancer activities	References
Taxus baccata	Cabazitaxel	Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer	[69]
Colchium autumnale (autumn crocus)	Colchicine	Multiple solid tumors (acts on matrix metalloproteases)	[70]
Combretum caffrum	Combretastatin	Human breast cancer	[71]
Taxus species	Docetaxol	Breast cancer; ovarian cancer; non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)	[10]
Glycyrrhiza uralensis	Isoliquiritigenin	Human NSCLC; A549 lung cancer cell line	[72]
Needles of yew trees; Taxus baccata	Larotaxel	Metastatic breast cancer; Bladder cancer; HSCLC; pancreatic cancer	[73]; [74]
Podophyllum peltatum; Podophyllum emodi	Podophyllotoxin	Lymphomas; bronchial and testicular cancers	[75]
Taxus brevifolia	Paclitaxel	Breast cancer; ovarian cancer; NSCLC	[10]
Polygonum roots, Peanut seeds, Berries and grapes	Resveratrol	Hepatoblastoma HepG2 and colorectal tumor SW480 cells	[76]
Broussonetia papyrifera	2S-abyssinone II		[77]
	Verubulin	Glioblastoma; brain tumors	[78–80]
Catharanthus roseus G. Don.	Vinblastine	Lymphocytic leukemia	[10]
Catharanthus roseus G. Don.	Vincristine	Lymphocytic leukemia	[10]
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don (Apocynaceae)	Vindesine	Leukemias; lymphomas; advanced testicular cancer; breast and lung cancers; Kaposi’s sarcoma	[10]
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don (Apocynaceae)	Vinflunine	Leukemias; lymphomas; advanced testicular cancer; breast and lung cancers; Kaposi’s sarcoma	[10]
Periwinkle plant (Vinca species)	Vinorelbine	Advanced breast cancer; advanced NSCLC	[81]