Cytotoxicity Testing of Fermented Soybean Products with Various Tumour Cells using MTT Assay

Korean Journal of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 477-482

  Chung, Kun Sub ^a   Yoon, Ki Do ^b   Kwon, Dong Jin ^b   Hong, Seok San ^b   Choi, Shin Yang ^b  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Doenjang; Fermented soybean products; MTT assay

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345440934     PISSN: 02572389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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