Cytotoxic and anticancer agents in mucus of Galaxea fascicularis: Purification and characterization

Journal of Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 50-57

  Fung, Faith Min Yee ^a   Tachibana, Shinro ^b   Chou, Loke Ming ^a   Ding, Jeak Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b EISAI CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICANCER AGENTS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CORAL; CYTOTOXIC AGENTS; MUCUS;

GALAXEA FASCICULARIS;

EID: 0030856079     PISSN: 09412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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