Human Colon Cancer Cells Undergo Apoptosis by Theaflavin Digallate, Epigallocatechin Gallate, and Oolong Tea Polyphenol Extract

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 29-38

  Hibasami, Hiroshige ^a   Jin, Zong Xuan ^b   Yoshioka, Kazumi ^a   Ina, Kohko ^a   Ohnishi, Kazuko ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Section of Research Development   (Japan)

Author keywords

EGCG; Growth inhibition; Malignancies; Medicinal plants; OTPE; TFDG

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; OLIGOMER; OOLONG TEA POLYPHENOL; OOLONG TEA POLYPHENOL EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; THEAFLAVIN 3,3' DIGALLATE; TRIMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER; MEDICINAL PLANT;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN COLO 25; CELL STRUCTURE; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; NUCLEOSOME; OLIGONUCLEOSOME; OOLONG TEA; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 1942520940     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v10n04_04     Document Type: Article

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