Halocynthiaxanthin and fucoxanthinol isolated from Halocynthia roretzi induce apoptosis in human leukemia, breast and colon cancer cells

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 53-59

  Konishi, Izumi ^a   Hosokawa, Masashi ^a   Sashima, Tokutake ^a   Kobayashi, Hidetaka ^b   Miyashita, Kazuo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiproliferative effect; Apoptosis; Carotenoid; DNA fragmentation; Fucoxanthin; Fucoxanthinol; Halocynthia roretzi; Halocynthiaxanthin; HL 60 cells

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; DNA FRAGMENT; FUCOXANTHIN; FUCOXANTHINOL; HALOCYNTHIAXANTHIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; HALOCYNTHIA RORETZI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; LEUKEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ASCIDIACEA; HALOCYNTHIA RORETZI; MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS;

EID: 31344463235     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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