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Free Accessible Databases as a Source of Information about Food Components and Other Compounds with Anticancer

Piotr Minkiewicz1, Marta Turło2, Anna Iwaniak3

  • 1University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Chair of Food Biochemistry, Plac Cieszyński 1, 10-726 Olsztyn-Kortowo, Poland. minkiew@uwm.edu.pl.

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
|March 1, 2019
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Discovering natural anticancer compounds from food is crucial for cancer prevention. This review highlights chemical databases that help researchers easily find these dietary cancer-fighting agents.

Area of Science:

  • Food science
  • Oncology
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • Diet plays a vital role in cancer prevention and treatment.
  • Numerous food components exhibit anticancer properties.
  • The growing volume of research on anticancer compounds presents data-searching challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review existing chemical databases for natural anticancer compounds found in food.
  • To provide information on text- and structure-based search functionalities.
  • To illustrate database applications in food science for dietary cancer prevention.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of specialized chemical databases.
  • Analysis of search options (text- and structure-based).
  • Identification of relevant databases for food components with anticancer activity.

Main Results:

  • Several chemical databases contain information on natural anticancer compounds from food sources.
  • Databases offer various search capabilities, including structure-based queries.
  • Links between different internet resources facilitate comprehensive data retrieval.

Conclusions:

  • Chemical databases are essential tools for efficiently searching for natural anticancer compounds in food.
  • These resources support research in dietary cancer prevention by highlighting relevant compounds like polyphenols and peptides.
  • Database applications aid in understanding the anticancer potential of food components.
Keywords:
cancerchemical informationdatabasesfood componentsnatural compoundsneoplasm

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