The invention provides compositions comprising soluble extracts or isolated polypeptides from the edible roots of the plant Colocasia, such as Colocasia esculenta, commonly known as Taro, and from Xanthosoma, such as Xanthosoma sagittifolium, commonly known as Malanga Blanca or Yautia. The compositions exhibit inhibitory effects on metastasis of cancer cells in particular breast and prostate cancer cells and have therapeutic pharmacological activity, Pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of cancer by inhibiting metastasis which comprises an effective amount of the described extract or isolated polypeptide thereof and optionally a pharmaceutical acceptable carrier are described.

Fulton; Amy

Kundu; Namita

colocasia heterochroma/antifungal

Natural plant products for control of cancer metastasis

An bunachar luibheanna míochaine is iomláine le tacaíocht ón eolaíocht