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Camptotheca acuminata Decne

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Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin

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Camptotheca acuminata Decne (Nyssaceae) is a tree native to and widely distrubuted in the southern part of China. The alkaloid component, camptotheein, with a new structural feature and an antileukemic activity, was isolated by Wall et al. in 1966 [1]. Since then, the chemical and biological properties of camptothecin and related alkaloids isolated from C. acuminata or synthesized have been investigated in great detail [2–5].

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Tang, W., Eisenbrand, G. (1992). Camptotheca acuminata Decne. In: Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73739-8_33

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