Antagonism of free-radical-induced damage of adlay seed and its antiproliferative effect in human histolytic lymphoma U937 monocytic cells

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1564-1570

  Kuo, Ching Chuan ^a   Shih, Ming Chih ^a   Kuo, Yueh Hsiung ^b   Chiang, Wenchang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Deh Yu College of Nursing and Management   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adlay seed; Antioxidant; Apoptosis; Cytotoxicity; Free radical; Hull

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DEOXYRIBOSE; METHANOL EXTRACTION RESIDUE; SUPEROXIDE; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; URIC ACID; XANTHINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAN; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME METABOLISM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOMA CELL; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL DIVISION; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; METHANOL; NEUTROPHILS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POACEAE; SEEDS; U937 CELLS; URIC ACID; XANTHINE;

EID: 0034831420     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf001215v     Document Type: Article

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