Screening for antiproliferative activity of six southern Brazilian species of Hypericum

Phytomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 112-115

  Ferraz, A ^a   Faria, D H ^b   Benneti, M N ^b   Brondani Da Rocha, A ^b   Schwartsmann, G ^b   Henriques, A ^a   Von Poser, G L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antiproliferative activity; Guttiferae; Hypericum; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

HYPERICUM CAPRIFOLIATUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM CARINATUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM CONNATUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM MYRIANTHUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM POLYANTHEMUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM TERNUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; COLON CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EXTRACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM CAPRIFOLIATUM; HYPERICUM CARINATUM; HYPERICUM CONNATUM; HYPERICUM MYRIANTHUM; HYPERICUM POLYANTHEMUM; HYPERICUM TERNUM; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BRAZIL; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; HT29 CELLS; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

CLUSIACEAE; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM CAPRIFOLIATUM; HYPERICUM MYRIANTHUM;

EID: 12944322662     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2003.07.015     Document Type: Article

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