Antitumor activity of cell suspension culture of green tea seed (Camellia sinensis L.)

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 396-401

  Choi, Jae Hoon ^a   Yoon, Sang Kun ^a   Lee, Keyong Ho ^b   Seo, Min Soo ^c   Kim, Doo Hwan ^a   Hong, Seung Beom ^a   Kim, Ji Yeon ^d   Paik, Hyun Dong ^a   Kim, Chang Han ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Kolon Industries Inc   (South Korea)

^c Honam Tea Farm   (South Korea)

^d Woosong Technical College   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antitumor activity; Camellia sinensis L.; Cell suspension culture; Green tea seed; MTT assay; Secondary metabolite

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; METHANOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL SUSPENSION; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRECIPITATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 33750683004     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02932305     Document Type: Article

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