Cytotoxic sesquiterpenoids from the ethanol extract of fruits of Celastrus orbiculatus

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 175-177

  Xu, Jing ^a   Guo, Yuan Qiang ^a   Li, Xian ^b   Wei, Kun ^c   Zhao, Xiao Jun ^d  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHENYANG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d TIANJIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Celastrus orbiculatus; Cytotoxic activity; Sesquiterpenoids

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ALCOHOL; CELASTRUS ORBICULATUS EXTRACT; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELASTRUS; CELL LEVEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FRUIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOMA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROMETER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELASTRUS; FRUIT; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MELANOMA; PLANT EXTRACTS; SESQUITERPENES;

CELASTRUS ORBICULATUS;

EID: 41049116306     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.01.028     Document Type: Article

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