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TECHNOLOGICAL PROSPECTION OF ALKALOIDS USED AS ALTERNATIVE ROUTE IN CANCER TREATMENT
Abstract
Secondary metabolites are a class of organic compounds of plant origin of great economic
importance, being increasingly used in the industrial sector as a source of new products. Among
these bioactive compounds of plant origin, stand out the alkaloids used in the treatment of several
diseases, including cancer. The aim of this study was to conduct a technological forecasting about
alkaloids used to treat cancer; analyzing the country's participation in the patents application on
innovation and national banks and international technology in recent years. For this, a
technological prospection was carried out in the databases of the USPTO, EPO, WIPO, LATIPAT
and INPI selecting patents that had the term alkaloid and câncer in the title and/or abstract. The
results showed that the China is the main depositary country and the highest number of patents has
been deposited in the last 10 years. There was an increase in patent applications since 2002 and the
most abundant international classification (CIP) in this forecasting was A61K, which deals with
preparations for medical, dental or hygienic purposes. Brazil does not appear as a depository
despite being a country with great biological potential.
Paper Details
PaperID: p 4620-4631
Author's Name: Cleiton Barroso Bittencourt, Jocélia do Carmo Pinto, Jaiany Oliveira Silva, Juelina Oliveira dos Santos and Ivanilza Moreira de Andrade
Volume: Volume 8
Issues: Volume 8
Keywords: Alkaloid; biotecnologia; secondary metabolites; technological forecasting.
Year: 2018
Month: December
Pages: 4620-4631