Kupchan S. M., Meshulam H., Sneden A. T. 1978. New cucurbitacins from Phormium tenax and Marah oreganus. Biochemistry 17: 767-769
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Cucurbitacins I and D, and two new cytotoxic cucurbitacins isolated from P. tenax. (Cucurbitacins are tumour inhibitors). A 95% EtOH extract of the leaves of P. tenax demonstrated significant inhibitory activity in vivo against P-388 lymphocytic leukemia in the mouse, and in vitro against cells derived from human carcinoma of the nasopharynx, (KB)
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New cucurbitacins from Phormium tenax and Marah oreganus