Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1989; 55(3): 271-272DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-962001 Papers © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York An Antitumor Principle from Euphorbia lathyris Hideji Itokawa, Yoshitatsu Ichihara, Kinzo Watanabe, Koichi Takeya Department of Pharmacognosy, Tokyo College of Pharmacy, Horinouchi 1432-1, Hachioji, 192-03 Tokyo, Japan Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract The extract of seeds of Euphorbia lathyris L. showed antitumor activity against Sarcoma 180 ascites in mice. Systematic fractionation of the extract led to the characterization of ingenol-3-hexadecanoate as an active principle, together with an inactive diterpene ingenol-20-hexadecanoate. PDF (161 kb)
