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. 2021 Oct 2;26(19):5997. doi: 10.3390/molecules26195997

Table 1.

Represents the effect of radiosensitizers on the most common natural compounds.

Natural Products Chemical Structure Target of Tumors Types of Treatment Mechanism of Action References
Resveratrol graphic file with name molecules-26-05997-i001.jpg Breast Cancer, Glioblastoma, Head and Neck squamous Cancer, Melanoma, Nasopharyngeal γ-rays
X-rays		 Help to cure breast cancer [21,24,163]
Curcumin graphic file with name molecules-26-05997-i002.jpg Breast cancer, Colonrectal Cancer γ-rays
X-rays		 Help to reduce colonrectal cancer and breast cancer [164,165]
Vitamin D graphic file with name molecules-26-05997-i003.jpg Colon and breast cancer ----- Help to cure colon cancer [166,167]
Celastrol graphic file with name molecules-26-05997-i004.jpg Prostate Cancer γ-rays
X-rays		 Help to cure c prostate cancer [168]
Zerumbone graphic file with name molecules-26-05997-i005.jpg Glioblastoma, Colonrectal Cancer γ-rays
X-rays		 Curecolonrectal cancer [169,170]
Ursolic Acid graphic file with name molecules-26-05997-i006.jpg Gastric Cancer γ-rays
X-rays		 Help to reduce gastric cancer [171]
Withaferin A graphic file with name molecules-26-05997-i007.jpg Carcinoma γ-rays
X-rays		 CureCarcinoa [97]
Emodin graphic file with name molecules-26-05997-i008.jpg Carcinoma, cervical cancer γ-rays
X-rays		 Help to reduce cervical cancer [112]
Berberine graphic file with name molecules-26-05997-i009.jpg Prostate cancer, Human breast cancer γ-rays
X-rays		 Help to reduce prostate cancer, human breast cancer [128,172]
Selenium Se Cancer cells γ-rays
X-rays		 Eliminate cancer cells [132,133]
Genistein graphic file with name molecules-26-05997-i010.jpg Cervical Cancer γ-rays
X-rays		 Help to reducecervical cancer [142,153]