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Plant Secondary Metabolites: Natural Compounds as Cosmetic Ingredients and Their Potential Activity in Skin Cancer

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This following chapter represents a brief summary of phytochemicals which presents anticancer properties besides the effects known and for which they have been used since ancient times. Recent studies about phytocompounds have shown that they represent a good alternative to the conventional skin cancer therapy, even metastatic forms, statement sustained through in vitro and in vivo experiments. Modern drug delivery systems, such as liposomes, ethosomes, solid lipid nanoparticles, and nanoemulsions, were developed and tested in order to increase stability and bioavailability of the active compound.

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Dinu-Pirvu, C.E., Cocos, F.I., Anuta, V., Ghica, M.V., Popa, L. (2022). Plant Secondary Metabolites: Natural Compounds as Cosmetic Ingredients and Their Potential Activity in Skin Cancer. In: Sharma, A.K., Sharma, A. (eds) Plant Secondary Metabolites. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4779-6_5

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