Microtubule-interacting activity and cytotoxicity of the prenylated coumarin ferulenol

Planta Medica

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1135-1137

  Bocca, Claudia ^a   Gabriel, Ludovica ^a   Bozzo, Francesca ^a   Miglietta, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYCOUMARIN DERIVATIVE; COLCHICINE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; FERULA COMMUNIS EXTRACT; FERULENOL; TUBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; FENNEL; FERULA COMMUNIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOTOPE LABELING; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; COUMARINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FERULA; HUMANS; MICROTUBULES; PLANT EXTRACTS; TUBULIN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

FERULA COMMUNIS; FOENICULUM VULGARE; MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS;

EID: 0036970456     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-36342     Document Type: Article

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