Phytochemistry and preliminary biological evaluation of Cyathostemma argenteum, a Malaysian plant used traditionally for the treatment of breast cancer

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 507-510

  Khamis, Shafii ^a,b   Bibby, Michael C ^a   Brown, John E ^a   Cooper, Patricia A ^a   Scowen, Ian ^a   Wright, Colin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cyathostemma argenteum; Cytotoxicity tests

Indexed keywords

2,5 DIHYDROXY 6,7 DIMETHOXYFLAVONE; 2,5 DIHYDROXY 7 METHOXYFLAVONE; 5 HYDROXY 6,7 DIMETHOXYFLAVONE; ALKALOID; BENZYL BENZOATE; DISCRETAMINE; DOXORUBICIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LIRIODENINE; TECTOCHRYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BREAST CANCER; BRINE SHRIMP LETHALITY TEST; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYATHOSTEMMA ARGENTEUM; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LETHALITY; MALAYSIA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANNONACEAE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ARTEMIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALAYSIA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; PLANT ROOTS;

ANOSTRACA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS;

EID: 4043151405     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1318     Document Type: Article

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