Cytotoxic activity of some natural and synthetic sesquiterpene lactones

Planta Medica

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1176-1178

  Bruno, Maurizio ^a   Rosselli, Sergio ^a   Maggio, Antonella ^a   Raccuglia, Rosa Angela ^a   Bastow, Kenneth F ^b   Wu, Chin Chung ^b   Lee, Kuo Hsiung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ELEMANE; HELIANGOLANE; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE DERIVATIVE; SINTENIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHILLEA; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA CINERARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CENTAUREA; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LACTONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SESQUITERPENES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

ACHILLEA; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA CINERARIA;

EID: 30844453823     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-873139     Document Type: Article

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