• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.223-227
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• 2010

The DNA Topoisomerase I (DNA Topo I) inhibitory effect of ten isolated compounds (1.10) from the leaf and stem of Vitis amurensis were examined. Among them, amurensin G (5) and r-2-viniferin (7) showed high potent inhibitory activity against DNA Topo I. DNA Topo I, an important target for anticancer drugs, can cause DNA breaks and play a key role during cell proliferation, transcription and repair. Thus, the results suggest that the selected compounds (5 and 7) from Vitis amurensis have a possibility as DNA Topo I-targeting anticancer agents.