PREVENTIVE OR THERAPEUTIC DRUGS FOR CANCERS CONTAINING CYANIDIN COMPOUNDS AS THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT

摘要

Preventive or therapeutic drugs for cancers containing as the active ingredient cyanidin compounds of the general formula (I): (I) (wherein R is H, -β-D-glucopyranoside, or 6-malonyl-β-D- glucopyranoside) The cyanidin compounds are naturally present in many plants, so that the use of the drugs enables stable and effective prevention or treatment of cancers.