Flavonoids: Antioxidants in diet and potential anticancer agents

Medical Science Research

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 723-728

  Asad, S F ^a   Singh, S ^a   Ahmad, A ^a   Hadi, S M ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer agents; Antioxidants; Cu(II); DNA cleavage; DNA footprinting; Flavonoids; Hydroxyl radical; Multidrug resistance; p glycoprotein; Polyphenolics

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CARCINOGEN; DAUNORUBICIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); ENZYME INHIBITOR; FLAVONOID; GENISTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN P; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; QUERCETIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DRUG DNA BINDING; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031774103     PISSN: 02698951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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