Simple Summary Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide and responsible for killing
approximately 10 million people per year. Fused heterocyclic ring systems such as …

Multidrug resistance is a major factor causing the failure of cancer chemotherapy. Efflux
pumps of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter family expel a large array of diverse …

Background Cancer remains a global health concern and constitutes an important barrier to
increasing life expectancy. Malignant cells rapidly develop drug resistance leading to many …

Background The discovery of novel phytochemicals represents a reasonable approach to
fight malignancies, especially those which are resistant to standard chemotherapy. Purpose …

In this chapter, the traditional use, the phytochemical composition, and the pharmacological
activities of African medicinal plants displaying antibacterial effects were reported. We have …

Background Recalcitrant cancers appear as a major obstacle to chemotherapy, prompting
scientists to intensify the search for novel drugs to tackle the cell lines expressing multi-drug …

The global cancer burden remains a serious concern with the alarming incidence of one in
eight men and one in eleven women dying in developing countries. This situation is …

The present chapter highlights the antibacterial potential of nine highly active compounds
isolated from the African medicinal plants: 8, 8-bis-(dihydroconiferyl)-diferulate, buesgenine …

Background: Imperata cylindrica is a medicinal spice used in traditional medicine to cure
several ailments including cancer, wounds, hypertension, and inflammation. The current …

Cancer is the main cause of death, and the emergence of resistance by cancer cells towards
existing anticancer agents is one of the major problems for effective chemotherapy, creating …