Formation of a traditional Chinese medicine self-assembly nanostrategy and its application in cancer: a promising treatment

Table 1 Common self-assembly forces in CSAN

Self-assembly force	Self-assembly mechanism	Active ingredient	Primary source	Refs.
Hydrogen bond	Hydrogen bond	OA	Glossy privet fruit	[19]
	Hydrogen bond	PTX	Taxus chinensis	[19]
	Hydrogen bond and Hydrophobic interaction	OA	Glossy privet fruit	[29]
	Hydrogen bond and Hydrophobic interaction	GA	Licorice	[29]
	Hydrogen bond and π-π stacking	BBR	Coptis chinensis	[17]
	Hydrogen bond and π-π stacking	CA	Cinnamon bark	[17]
	Hydrogen bond and van der Waals forces	Sito	Arisaema heterophyllum Blume	[28]
Hydrophobic interaction	Hydrophobic interaction	GW	Daphne genkwa	[38]
	Hydrophobic interaction	GA	Licorice	[38]
	Hydrophobic interaction and hydrogen bond	UA	Loquat leaf	[12]
	Hydrophobic interaction and π-π stacking	Cela	Tripterygium wilfordii	[41]
	Hydrophobic interaction and electrostatic interaction	WOG	Baikal skullcap	[20]
	Hydrophobic interaction and electrostatic interaction	BBR	Coptis chinensis	[20]
Electrostatic interaction	Electrostatic interaction and hydrophobic interaction	BA	Baikal skullcap	[20]
Electrostatic interaction	Electrostatic interaction and hydrophobic interaction	BBR	Coptis chinensis	[20]
π-π stacking	π-π stacking and hydrogen bond	Rhe	Rheum officinale	[18]
π-π stacking	π-π stacking, van der Waals forces, and hydrogen bond	LDA	Liquidambar formosana	[14]
Coordination interaction	Coordination interaction	Lut	Lonicera japonica Thunb	[15]

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