Xanthomicrol is the main cytotoxic component of Dracocephalum kotschyii and a potential anti-cancer agent

Phytochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1581-1592

  Jahaniani, Fereshteh ^a   Ebrahimi, Soltan Ahmed ^a   Rahbar Roshandel, Nahid ^a   Mahmoudian, Massoud ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dracocephalum kotschyii; Harmine; MTT; Peganum harmala; Spinal Z; Xanthomicrol

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DOXORUBICIN; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; HARMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; XANTHOMICROL;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOUSE; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; DOXORUBICIN; FLAVONES; HARMINE; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; LAMIACEAE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, TOXIC; SEEDS;

DRACOCEPHALUM KOTSCHYII; PEGANUM HARMALA;

EID: 21844447128     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.04.035     Document Type: Article

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