Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Compounds isolated from gamboge resin having activity in inhibiting the growth of tumor/cancer cells and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same
Disclosed herein are an acetone-extracted product obtained from gamboge resin and compounds further purified from said acetone-extracted product, including a new compound called formoxanthone A. The acetone-extracted product and the further purified compounds have been demonstrated to have activities in inhibiting the growth of tumor/cancer cells. Also disclosed are the processes for obtaining said further purified compounds, and the uses of the acetone-extracted product and the further purified compounds in the preparation of pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting the growth of tumor/cancer cells.
Taiwan Sunpan Biotechnology Development Company, Ltd.
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Chiu-Ming Sen-Bin
Chen Lee