Novel bioactivities from a coral, Galaxea fascicularis: DNase-like activity and apoptotic activity against a multiple-drug-resistant leukemia cell line

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 328-336

  Ding, J L ^a   Fung, F M Y ^a   Ng, G W S ^a   Chou, L M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Coral extract; DNase like activity; Leukemia cell line

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DRUG ACTIVITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CANCER; CORAL; DRUG DEVELOPMENT;

ANTHOZOA; GALAXEA FASCICULARIS; INVERTEBRATA; MURINAE;

EID: 0032881111     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00011782     Document Type: Article

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