Epanorin, a lichen secondary metabolite, inhibits proliferation of MCF-7 breast cancer cells

Abstract Background Epanorin (EP) is a secondary metabolite of the Acarospora lichenic species. EP has been found in lichenic extracts with antimicrobial activity, and UV-absorption properties have been described for closely related molecules; however, its antiproliferative activity in cancer cells...

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Main Authors: Juan Palacios-Moreno, Cecilia Rubio, Wanda Quilhot, M. Fernanda Cavieres, Eduardo de la Peña, Natalia V. Quiñones, Hugo Díaz, Flavio Carrión, Carlos F. Henríquez-Roldán, Caroline R. Weinstein-Oppenheimer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40659-019-0261-4