A DNA strand-nicking principle of a higher plant, Caesalpinia sappan

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-150

  Mar, Woongchon ^a   Lee, Hyun Tai ^b   Je, Kang Hoon ^a   Choi, Hye Young ^b   Seo, Eun Kyoung ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brazilin; Caesalpinia sappan; DNA strand scission

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BENZOPYRAN DERIVATIVE; BRAZILIN; BRIDGED COMPOUND; CAESALPIN J; DITERPENE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CAESALPINIA; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PLASMID; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WOOD;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BENZOPYRANS; BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; CAESALPINIA; DITERPENES; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMIDS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; WOOD;

EID: 0043288759     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02976661     Document Type: Article

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