Cytotoxic activity and essential oil composition of leaves and berries of Juniperus excelsa

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-128

  Topçu, Gülaçti ^a,b   Gören, Ahmet C ^b   Bilsel, Gökhan ^b   Bilsel, Mine ^b   Çakmak, Osman ^c   Schilling, Jennifer ^d   Kingston, David G I ^d  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

^c GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Cupressaceae; Essential oil; Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb

Indexed keywords

DACTINOMYCIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; JUNIPERUS EXCELSA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PINENE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BERRY; BREAST CANCER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROSTATE CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR CELL LINE;

CUPRESSACEAE; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS EXCELSA;

EID: 17144391055     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200590919429     Document Type: Article

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