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80
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29008
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3365
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1109

Overview

Norman R. Farnsworth is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their professional focus is rooted in academic research within this institution.

There are no recorded recent papers attributed to Norman R. Farnsworth in the available data. Similarly, there are no frequent co-authors or common publication venues identified for their work.

No book publications have been listed, and there is no specific information regarding the main fields of study, subfields of study, or principal topics of work associated with this researcher.

There are also no awards documented as having been received by Norman R. Farnsworth.

Best Publications

  • Cancer Chemopreventive Activity of Resveratrol, a Natural Product Derived from Grapes

    Meishiang Jang;Lining Cai;George O. Udeani;Karla V. Slowing

  • Discovery of betulinic acid as a selective inhibitor of human melanoma that functions by induction of apoptosis

    E Pisha;H Chai;I S Lee;T E Chagwedera

  • A review of botanical characteristics, phytochemistry, clinical relevance in efficacy and safety of Lycium barbarum fruit (Goji)

    Harunobu Amagase;Norman R. Farnsworth

  • Evaluation of Estrogenic Activity of Plant Extracts for the Potential Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms

    Jianghua Liu;Joanna E. Burdette;Haiyan Xu;Chungang Gu

  • Plants used against cancer - an extension of the work of Jonathan Hartwell.

    James G. Graham;M. L. Quinn;D. S. Fabricant;N. R. Farnsworth

  • The potential of alkaloids in drug discovery.

    Geoffrey A. Cordell;Mary Lou Quinn-Beattie;Norman R. Farnsworth

  • Chemical Composition and Potential Health Effects of Prunes: A Functional Food?

    Maria Stacewicz-Sapuntzakis;Phyllis E. Bowen;Erum A. Hussain;Bernadette I. Damayanti-Wood

  • The pharmacognosy of Humulus lupulus L. (hops) with an emphasis on estrogenic properties

    L.R. Chadwick;G.F. Pauli;N.R. Farnsworth

  • Xanthohumol isolated from Humulus lupulus Inhibits menadione-induced DNA damage through induction of quinone reductase.

    Birgit M. Dietz;Young Hwa Kang;Guowen Liu;Aimee L. Eggler

  • Black cohosh acts as a mixed competitive ligand and partial agonist of the serotonin receptor.

    Joanna E Burdette;Jianghua Liu;Shao-Nong Chen;Daniel S Fabricant

  • Silvestrol and episilvestrol, potential anticancer rocaglate derivatives from Aglaia silvestris.

    Bang Yeon Hwang;Bao Ning Su;Heebyung Chai;Qiuwen Mi

  • Nigranoic acid, a triterpenoid from Schisandra sphaerandra that inhibits HIV-1 reverse transcriptase

    Han-dong Sun;Sheng-xiang Qiu;Long-ze Lin;Zong-yu Wang

  • Novel Strategies for the Discovery of Plant-Derived Anticancer Agents

    A. Kinghorn;Norman Farnsworth;Djaja Soejarto;Geoffrey Cordell

  • Effect of tannins on screening of plant extracts for enzyme inhibitory activity and techniques for their removal

    M.E. Wall;M.C. Wani;D.M. Brown;F. Fullas

  • Valerian extract and valerenic acid are partial agonists of the 5-HT5a receptor in vitro.

    Birgit M. Dietz;Gail B. Mahady;Gail B. Mahady;Guido F. Pauli;Norman R. Farnsworth

  • Plant‐Derived Natural Products in Drug Discovery and Development

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  • Serotonergic activity-guided phytochemical investigation of the roots of Angelica sinensis.

    Shixin Deng;Shao Nong Chen;Ping Yao;Dejan Nikolic

  • Cytotoxic biflavonoids from Selaginella willdenowii

    Gloria L. Silva;Heebyung Chai;Mahabir P. Gupta;Norman R. Farnsworth

  • Comparison of the in Vitro Estrogenic Activities of Compounds from Hops (Humulus lupulus) and Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)

    Cassia R. Overk;Ping Yao;Lucas R. Chadwick;Dejan Nikolic

  • Novel Bioactive Clerodane Diterpenoids from the Leaves and Twigs of Casearia sylvestris

    Oberlies Nh;Burgess Jp;Navarro Ha;Pinos Re

  • Flavonoid constituents of Chorizanthe diffusa with potential cancer chemopreventive activity.

    Chung Hs;Chang Lc;Lee Sk;Shamon La

  • Bioactive Constituents of Thuja occidentalis

    L C Chang;L L Song;E J Park;L Luyengi

  • Novel Strategies for the Discovery of Plant-Derived Anticancer Agents

    G. A. Cordell;N. R. Farnsworth;C. W. W. Beecher;D. D. Soejarto

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey A. Cordell
Geoffrey A. Cordell University of Florida
John M. Pezzuto
John M. Pezzuto Western New England University
A. Douglas Kinghorn
A. Douglas Kinghorn The Ohio State University
Harry H. S. Fong
Harry H. S. Fong University of Illinois at Chicago
Guido F. Pauli
Guido F. Pauli University of Illinois at Chicago
Heebyung Chai
Heebyung Chai The Ohio State University
Richard B. van Breemen
Richard B. van Breemen Oregon State University
Mansukh C. Wani
Mansukh C. Wani Research Triangle Park Foundation
Shao-Nong Chen
Shao-Nong Chen University of Illinois at Chicago
Vichai Reutrakul
Vichai Reutrakul Mahidol University

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