Garlic (Allium sativum) has been used for centuries as a prophylactic and therapeutic
medicinal agent. Importantly, garlic has been suggested to have both cancer-preventive …

Acetaminophen (APAP), which is also known as paracetamol or N-acetyl-p-aminophenol is
a safe and potent drug for fever, pain and inflammation when used at its normal therapeutic …

Critical cytotoxicity evaluation of pharmaceuticals is necessary for the clinical practice of
chemotherapy. To quantitatively evaluate cell viability, currently there are two main types of …

Background: The functional interplay between tumor cells and their adjacent stroma has
been suggested to play crucial roles in the initiation and progression of tumors and the …

Disulfide, as a common structural motif, has been frequently used in pharmaceuticals, nature
products, and chemical biology. This chapter focuses on the methodologies that were …

Digestive system cancer tumors are one of the major causes of cancer-related fatalities; the
vast majority of them are colorectal or gastric malignancies. Epidemiological evidence …

Accumulating evidence indicates that aged black garlic extract (ABGE) may prove beneficial
in preventing or inhibiting oncogenesis; however, the underlying mechanisms have not …

Allicin is the main active ingredient in freshly-crushed garlic and some other allium plants,
and its anticancer effect on cancers of digestive system has been confirmed in many studies …

Background Garlic has been used for centuries for its flavour and health promoting
properties that include protection against cancer. The vinyl disulfide-sulfoxide ajoene is one …

Compounds with the structure RSSR, where the R group can be alkyl, vinyl or aryl are
termed disulfides and symmetrical disufides when the R groups are the same …