Momordins inhibit both AP-1 function and cell proliferation

Anticancer Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1 A, 1998, Pages 119-124

  Lee, Dug Keun ^a   Kim, Bumsoo ^a   Lee, Sang Gyu ^a   Gwon, Hyun Jin ^b   Moon, Eun Y I ^b   Hwang, Hyun Sook ^b   Seong, Seung Kyoo ^b   Lee, Moonsun ^b   Lim, Moon Jung ^b   Sung, Hee Jin ^b   Shin, Dong Hyuk ^b   Yoon, Sung June ^b   Yang, Chul Hak ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b DongWha Pharm Ind Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ampelopsis radix; AP 1; Jun Fos retardation; Momordins

Indexed keywords

ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; MOMORDIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN C FOS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; COLON CANCER; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TUMOR PROMOTION;

CELL DIVISION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HUMANS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; OLEANOLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACTS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-1; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 14444285698     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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