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Camptotheca acuminata
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Camptotheca acuminata
Asian plant in the family Nyssaceae; contains an alkaloid campothecin; causes diarrhea, dysentery.
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The chemical created so much excitement that the government turned over federal land in Chico to cultivate Camptotheca acuminata, the Chinese shrub from which camptothecin was derived.
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Camptothecin and its analogs are aromatic, planar alkaloids; camptothecin was isolated from the fruit of Camptotheca acuminata in 1966 by Wall et al.
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Recently, researchers at the Stehlin Foundation for Cancer Research in Houston announced impressive results treating pancreatic cancer with 9-Nitro Camptothecin (9NC), made from the Chinese Camptotheca acuminata tree.
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