Pectinesterase inhibitor from jelly fig (Ficus awkeotsang Makino) achene induces apoptosis of human leukemic U937 cells

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1042, Issue , 2005, Pages 506-515

  Chang, Jia Huei ^a   Wang, Yuh Tai ^b   Chang, Hung Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HSING WU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caspase 3; Cell cycle arrest; PEI; U937

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE INHIBITOR; FICUS AWKEOTSANG EXTRACT; PECTINESTERASE; PECTINESTERASE INHIBITOR; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHENE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN U937; CELL VIABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FICUS; FICUS AWKEOTSANG; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LC 50; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMIA CELL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METAPHASE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN;

FICUS AWKEOTSANG;

EID: 22044446843     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1338.044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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