Quinone reductase inducers in Azadirachta indica A. juss flowers, and their mechanisms of action

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 263-269

  Sritanaudomchai, Hathaitip ^a   Kusamran, Thanit ^a   Kuakulkiat, Worapun ^a   Bunyapraphatsara, Nuntavan ^a   Hiransalee, Ankana ^b   Tepsuwan, Anong ^c   Kusamran, Wannee R ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Azadirachta indica A. juss; Chlorophylls; Hepa 1c1c7 cells; Neem flowers; Nimbolide; Quinone reductase

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; LIMONOID; NIMBOLIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (PHOSPHATE) DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BIOASSAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME INDUCTION; FLOWER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AZADIRACHTA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYME INDUCTION; FLOWERS; LIMONINS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICE; NAD(P)H DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE); PLANT EXTRACTS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 32944477098     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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