Two cytotoxic sesquiterpene lactones from the leaves of Xanthium strumarium and their in vitro inhibitory activity on farnesyltransferase

Planta Medica

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 375-377

  Kim, Young Sup ^a   Kim, Jeoung Seob ^a   Park, Sung Hee ^a   Choi, Sang Un ^a   Lee, Chong Ock ^a   Kim, Seong Kie ^a   Kim, Young Kyoon ^b   Kim, Sung Hoon ^c   Ryu, Shi Yong ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^b Kookmin University   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8 EPIXANTHATIN; 8 EPIXANTHATIN EPOXIDE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; PROTEIN FARNESYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; HIGHER PLANT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; PLANT LEAF; XANTHIUM;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FARNESYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LACTONES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SESQUITERPENES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; XANTHIUM;

ASTERACEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; XANTHIUM; XANTHIUM STRUMARIUM;

EID: 0038629456     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-38879     Document Type: Article

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