Description
CephalomannineisaditerpenefoundinTaxusthatexhibitsanticancerandnephroprotectiveactivities.Cephalomanninemaydisplayanticanceractivitythroughbindingoftubulinalthoughcurrentresearchislimited.ThiscompoundsuppressescellgrowthofneuroblastomaandglioblastomacellsandinhibitsactivityofDNApolymerase.Inanimalmodelsofpolycystickidneydisease,cephalomanninepromotesmicrotubuleassemblyandincreasessurvivalrates.
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