Comparison of the growth-inhibitory effect of Hypericum perforatum L. extracts, differing in the concentration of phloroglucinols and flavonoids, on leukaemia cells

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 973-980

  Hostanska, Katarina ^a   Bommer, Silvia ^b   Weber, Michel ^b   Krasniqi, Blerim ^b   Saller, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Bioforce AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A 908661; ADHYPERFORIN; B F 7626; BIAPIGENIN; C 813400; ETOPOSIDE; FLAVANOID; HYPERFORIN; HYPERICIN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; HYPERIN; ISOQUERCITRIN; NAPHTHODIANTHRONE DERIVATIVE; PHLOROGLUCINOL; PSEUDOHYPERICIN; QUERCETIN; QUERCITRIN; RUTOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN K 562; CELL STRAIN U937; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH INHIBITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKEMIA CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHOTOACTIVATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; K562 CELLS; LIGHT; PHLOROGLUCINOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; TERPENES; U937 CELLS;

EID: 0042666896     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357021251     Document Type: Article

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