Phorbol esters in seed oil of Jatropha curcas L. (saboodam in Thai) and their association with cancer prevention: from the initial investigation to the present topics

• Main Authors: Hirota Fujiki, Maitree Suttajit, Anchalee Rawangkan, Keisuke Iida, Pornngarm Limtrakul, Sonthaya Umsumarng, Masami Suganuma
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85010796621&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/56728
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2017, The Author(s). Purpose: In 1988, we first reported the complete chemical structure of a new type of phorbol ester, abbreviated to DHPB, found in seed oil of Jatropha curcas L. (Saboodam in Thai) and its tumor-promoting activity on mouse skin. Although this seed oil contains toxic phorbol est...