Injectable formulation of a novel anti-breast cancer drug.

• Main Author: Wei, Na.
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50528
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Acetyltanshinone IIA (ATA), a novel discovered anti-breast drug, is chemically modified from Tanshinone IIA with low aqueous solubility and bioavailability which is isolated from the dry root of the Chinese herbal Danshen. After specific chemical conformational modifications, ATA has many advantages...