Caracterización química de compuestos con actividad antiproliferativa y/o antioxidante de phyllonoma laticuspis, ficus obtusifolia y haematoxylum brasiletto, patrimonio natural de uso empírico en la region de la montaña de guerrero

Abstract

Cancer is a health problem characterized by being the diseases with the highest mortality rate worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2012, there were 8.2 million deaths due to this disease in the world and 14 million new cases the same year. In Mexico the types of cancer with more mortality are cancer of the lung and bronchi, prostate, liver, stomach and breast (INEGI, 2013). The need to obtain new drugs more effectively and especially with fewer side effects against cancer is important to reduce the number of deaths. The plants represent the natural heritage of communities and an important source of anti-cancer compounds since they have been isolated from anticancer drugs such as taxol and vinblastine. In Mexico there is a large number of plants known for their medicinal effects against cancer