α-amyrin triterpenoids and two known compounds with DNA topoisomerase I inhibitory activity and cytotoxicity from the spikes of Prunella vulgaris var. lilacina

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 359-364

  Soon, Jung Byun ^a   Fang, Zhe ^a   Su, Yang Jeong ^a   Chong, Soon Lee ^b   Jong, Keun Son ^b   Mi, Hee Woo ^a  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

2 ,3 dihydroxyurs 12 ene 28 oic acid; Cytotoxic activity; DNA topoisomerases I and II inhibitory activities; Euscaphic acid; Prunella vulgaris var. Lilacina; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

2ALPHA 3ALPHA DIHYDRO XYURS 12 ENE 28 OIC ACID; ALPHA AMYRIN; ALPHA SPINASTEROL; BETA AMYRIN TRITERPENOID 3BETA HYDROXYOLEAN 5 12 DIENE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE INHIBITOR; GYRASE INHIBITOR; PRUNELLA VULGARIS EXTRACT; TORMENTIC ACID; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; COLON ADENOBLASTOMA; COLON TUMOR; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INHIBITION; SPECTROSCOPY; SPIKE;

EID: 38349046718     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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