Hederacine A and hederacine B from Glechoma hederaceae inhibit the growth of colorectal cancer cells in vitro

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-35

  Kumarasamy, Yashodharan ^a   Nahar, Lutfun ^b   Kong Thu Lin, Paul ^a   Jaspars, Marcel ^b   Sarker, Satyajit D ^c  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Glechoma hederaceae; Hederacine A; Hederacine B; Lamiaceae; MTT; Tropane alkaloid

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749526918     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0600100106     Document Type: Article

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