Anticancer potential of labdane diterpenoid lactone “andrographolide” and its derivatives: a semi-synthetic approach

Natural products have been a great source of pharmaceuticals since ages. Vast screening of natural products from different sources has led to the discovery of plethora of chemotherapeutic drugs and other compounds for the betterment of human life. Several bioactive entities have been generated by the structural modifications of the natural products or by using the natives as key models in synthetic chemistry. Nonetheless, a number of natural...