Putative mechanism for anticancer and apoptosis-inducing properties of plant-derived polyphenolic compounds

IUBMB Life

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 167-171

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

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Apoptosis; Copper; Polyphenolics; Prooxidant

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; DNA FRAGMENT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; RESVERATROL; TANNIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CATTLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; COPPER; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDANTS; PHENOLS; POLYMERS;

EID: 0034515783     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/152165400300001471     Document Type: Article

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