Introduction

S Zahra Bathaie; Fuyuhiko Tamanoi

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-802215-3.00001-X

Introduction

Enzymes. 2014:36:1-6. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802215-3.00001-X.

Authors

S Zahra Bathaie¹, Fuyuhiko Tamanoi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
² Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA. Electronic address: fuyut@microbio.ucla.edu.

PMID: 27102696
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802215-3.00001-X

Abstract

Natural products and phytochemicals have extensively attracted for their various biological effects, especially for both treatment and prevention of cancer. In this book, we try to introduce various phytochemicals as cancer therapy targets with emphasize on their effect on signal transduction pathways and their molecular targets.

Keywords: Cancer therapy; Natural products; Phytochemicals; Signal transduction.