Why so Many Cancer Drugs Are Made From Periwinkle
Most people don't know that two compounds found in this perennial plant are the second most-used class of chemotherapy meds, and have been in use since the 1960s.
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
Compounds found in rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus), a perennial plant native to Madagascar, form the basis for a number of commonly used cancer drugs that have been in use since the 1960s
Of the 70 different alkaloids found in periwinkle, the two primary compounds used in anticancer drugs are the powerful vinca alkaloids vinblastin…
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