[EN] IMIDAZOLE ALKALOIDS FROM LEPIDIUM MEYENII AND METHODS OF USAGE<br/>[FR] ALCALOIDES IMIDAZOLE DE LEPIDIUM MEYENII ET TECHNIQUES D'UTILISATION
申请人:PURE WORLD BOTAN INC
公开号:WO2004016216A2
公开(公告)日:2004-02-26
The present invention relates to novel imidazole alkaloid compounds that have been isolated as a form of chloride salt from a root extract of Lepidium meyenii Walp, with the common name Maca, and identified below as 1,3-bis(phenylmethyl)-4,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazlium chloride and 1,3-bis(phenylmethay)-2,4,5-trimethyl-1H-imidazlium chloride, compounds (1) and (2) respectively. The present invention further relates to the use of these novel compounds (1) and (2) to treat proliferative diseases, such as but not limited to cancer.