Selective apoptosis-inducing activity of crinum-type Amaryllidaceae alkaloids

Phytochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1068-1074

  McNulty, James ^a   Nair, Jerald J ^a   Codina, Carles ^b   Bastida, Jaume ^b   Pandey, Siyaram ^c   Gerasimoff, Jenny ^c   Griffin, Carly ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Amaryllidaceae; Anticancer agent; Apoptosis induction

Indexed keywords

AMARYLLIDACEAE ALKALOID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CRINAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CRINUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SYNTHESIS; TUMOR CELL LINE;

AMARYLLIDACEAE ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CRINUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; LILIACEAE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; CRINUM;

EID: 33947144074     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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