Higher plants continue to afford humankind with many new drugs, for a variety of disease types. In this review, recent phytochemical and biological progress is presented for part of a collaborative multi-institutional project directed towards the discovery of new antitumor agents. The specific focus is on bioactive natural products isolated and characterized structurally from tropical plants collected in Vietnam. The plant collection, identification, and processing steps are described, and the natural products isolated from these species are summarized with their biological activities.

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调查越南植物中潜在的抗癌药。

高等植物继续为人类提供许多针对各种疾病类型的新药。在这篇综述中，最近的植物化学和生物学进展是针对旨在发现新抗肿瘤药物的多机构合作项目的一部分。特别关注的是从越南收集的热带植物中分离出来并具有结构特征的生物活性天然产物。描述了植物的收集，鉴定和加工步骤，并概述了从这些物种中分离出的天然产物及其生物学活性。