Cytotoxic activities of Coriolus versicolor (Yunzhi) extracts on human liver cancer and breast cancer cell line

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1740-1743

  Zhou, Xuanwei ^a   Jiang, Hua ^b   Lin, Juan ^b   Tang, Kexuan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti tumor; Coriolus versicolor; Fruit body; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR POLYSACCHARIDE; HOT WATER; PHENOL; POLYSACCHARIDE; SULFURIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PURITY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LIVER CANCER; NONHUMAN;

TRAMETES VERSICOLOR;

EID: 34548085942     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2007.000-2255     Document Type: Article

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