Direct interaction of Cucurbitacin E isolated from Alsomitra macrocarpa to actin filament

Cytotechnology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-39

  Momma, Keiko ^a   Masuzawa, Yuko ^a   Nakai, Naomi ^a   Chujo, Moeko ^a   Murakami, Akira ^a   Kioka, Noriyuki ^a   Kiyama, Yasunori ^b   Akita, Toru ^b   Nagao, Masaya ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIPPON SHINYAKU CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin; Alsomitra macrocarpa; Cell morphology; Cucurbitacin E; Cytoskeleton

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALSOMITRA MACROCARPA EXTRACT; CUCURBITACIN E; CUCURBITACIN GLYCOSIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ALSOMITRA MACROCARPA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL STRUCTURE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG PURIFICATION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; STELLATE CELL;

MACROCARPA;

EID: 37549072685     PISSN: 09209069     EISSN: 15730778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10616-007-9100-5     Document Type: Article

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