TITLE:
Verbascoside—A Review of Its Antitumor Activities
AUTHORS:
Hasan Alaa Aldeen Khalaf, Ruaa Azziz Jasim, Ismail Taha Ibrahim
KEYWORDS:
Verbascoside, Phenylethanoids, Phenylpropanoids, Glycosides, Cytotoxic, Antitumor
JOURNAL NAME:
Pharmacology & Pharmacy,
Vol.12 No.6,
June
30,
2021
ABSTRACT: Cancer is a set of diseases including abnormal growth of cells that can spread to another tissue. Verbascoside (or acteoside) is a naturally occurring, water-soluble secondary metabolite with significant biological properties, which is distributed widely in plant kingdom. Verbascoside is pharmacologically active compounds with many recent evidences that support its biological activities and safety. This review focuses on the recent studies that concerned with the antitumor activities of verbascoside alone and as a synergistic agent as well as nanoproduct. It also shows the latest advances in its antitumor effects, cytotoxic selectivity and its efficiencies in treating cancer, in vitro and/or vivo.