Description
Phenylethyl3-methylcaffeateexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeuticandchemopreventiveactivities.Phenylethyl-3-methylcaffeateisahydroxycinnamicacidandderivativeofmethylcaffeate.Thiscompounddecreasestheincidence,number,andvolumeoftumorsinvariousanimalmodels.Additionally,thiscompoundinducesapoptosisandinhibitscarcinogenesisinanimalmodelsofcoloncancer.
References
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