Cytotoxic activity of violacein in human colon cancer cells

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1514-1521

  de Carvalho, Daniela D ^a   Costa, Fabio T M ^a   Duran, Nelson ^a   Haun, Marcela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Colon cancer cell death; Reactive oxygen species; Violacein

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CASPASE 3; CYTOCHROME C; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIOLACEIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL TYPE; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

APOPTOSIS; CACO-2 CELLS; CALCIUM; CASPASE 3; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; CYTOCHROMES C; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HT29 CELLS; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INDOLES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES;

CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM;

EID: 33749549742     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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