Fatty acid synthase inhibitors from plants and their potential application in the prevention of metabolic syndrome

W Tian, X Ma, S Zhang, Y Sun, B Li - Clinical Oncology and Cancer …, 2011 - Springer
Fatty acid synthase (FAS) a racts more and more attention recently as a potential target for
metabolic syndrome, such as cancer, obesity, diabetes and cerebrovascular disease. FAS …

Inhibition of fatty acid synthase by polyphenols

WX Tian - Current medicinal chemistry, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
Recently, animal fatty acid synthase (FAS) is reported as a potential therapeutic target for
obesity and cancer. Considerable interest has been developed in identifying novel inhibitors …

Novel inhibitors of fatty acid synthase with anticancer activity

T Puig, C Turrado, B Benhamú, H Aguilar, J Relat… - Clinical Cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Purpose: Fatty acid synthase (FASN) is overexpressed in human breast carcinoma. The
natural polyphenol (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate blocks in vitro FASN activity and leads to …

Novel and potent inhibitors of fatty acid synthase derived from catechins and their inhibition on MCF-7 cells

SY Zhang, XF Ma, CG Zheng, Y Wang… - Journal of enzyme …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Fatty acid synthase (FAS) is a potential target for cancer, but potent inhibitors against FAS
are scarce. In this study, we found that activities of catechins on inhibiting FAS increased …

Recent advances in the development of fatty acid synthase inhibitors as anticancer agents

S Singh, C Karthikeyan… - Mini Reviews in …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Fatty acid synthase (FASN) is a multifunctional enzyme involved in the production of fatty
acids for lipid biosynthesis. FASN is overexpressed in multiple diseases like cancer, viral …

[HTML][HTML] Fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitors as potential treatment for cancer, obesity, and liver related disorders

AF Abdel-Magid - ACS medicinal chemistry letters, 2015 - ACS Publications
Assignee Company: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV; Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340 Beerse (BE)
Disease Area: Cancer, obesity related disorders, and liver related disorders Biological …

New synthetic inhibitors of fatty acid synthase with anticancer activity

C Turrado, T Puig, J García-Cárceles… - Journal of medicinal …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Fatty acid synthase (FASN) is a lipogenic enzyme that is highly expressed in different human
cancers. Here we report the development of a new series of polyphenolic compounds 5–30 …

Weight reduction by Chinese medicinal herbs may be related to inhibition of fatty acid synthase

WX Tian, LC Li, XD Wu, CC Chen - Life sciences, 2004 - Elsevier
Fatty acid synthase (EC 2. 3. 1. 85, abbr. FAS) is reported as a potential new therapeutic
target for the treatment of obesity. Thirty one Chinese medicinal herbs used in weight …

Fatty acid synthase: a new anti-tumor target

T Puig, R Porta, R Colomer - Medicina Clinica, 2009 - europepmc.org
Fatty acid synthase (FASN), an enzyme capable of de novo fatty acid synthesis, is highly
expressed and activated in most human carcinomas. FASN is associated with poor …

Fatty acid synthase as a potential therapeutic target in cancer

R Flavin, S Peluso, PL Nguyen, M Loda - Future oncology, 2010 - Future Medicine
Fatty acid synthase (FASN) is a key enzyme involved in neoplastic lipogenesis.
Overexpression of FASN is common in many cancers, and accumulating evidence suggests …