Low concentration of condensed tannins from catechu significantly inhibits fatty acid synthase and growth of MCF-7 cells

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 371, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 654-658

  Zhang, Shu Yan ^a   Zheng, Chao Gu ^b   Yan, Xi Yun ^b   Tian, Wei Xi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cancer; Condensed tannin; Fatty acid synthase; Inhibition

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GAMBIR; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARECA; CELL LINE, TUMOR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FATTY ACID SYNTHETASE COMPLEX, TYPE I; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; PRECIPITATION; TANNINS;

ANIMALIA; ARECA CATECHU;

EID: 44149087821     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.04.062     Document Type: Article

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