Identification of an annonaceous acetogenin mimetic, AA005, as an AMPK activator and autophagy inducer in colon cancer cells.

Annonaceous acetogenins, a large family of naturally occurring polyketides isolated from various species of the plant genus Annonaceae, have been found to exhibit significant cytotoxicity against a variety of cancer cells. Previous studies showed that these compounds could act on the mitochondria co...

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Main Authors: Yong-Qiang Liu, Xin Cheng, Liang-Xia Guo, Chan Mao, Yi-Jie Chen, Hai-Xia Liu, Qi-Cai Xiao, Sheng Jiang, Zhu-Jun Yao, Guang-Biao Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3466238?pdf=render