Structure-activity relationships of tea compounds against human cancer cells

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 243-253

  Friedman, Mendel ^a   Mackey, Bruce E ^a   Kim, Hyun Jeong ^b   Lee, In Seon ^b   Lee, Kap Rang ^c   Lee, Seung Un ^d   Kozukue, Etsuko ^d   Kozukue, Nobuyuki ^d  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^c Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^d Uiduk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer cells; Catechins; Dietary significance; Growth inhibition; HPLC; Structure activity relationships; Teas; Theaflavins; Theanine

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BIFLAVONOID; CATECHIN; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THEAFLAVIN; THEANINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CELL DEATH; CELL STRAIN HT29; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; PLANT LEAF; PROSTATE TUMOR; STOMACH TUMOR; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TEA; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; BIFLAVONOIDS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATECHIN; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GLUTAMATES; HT29 CELLS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; PLANT LEAVES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TEA;

EID: 34047226088     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf062276h     Document Type: Article

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