Cytotoxic effects of compounds from Iris tectorum on human cancer cell lines

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-263

  Fang, Rui ^a   Houghton, Peter J ^a   Hylands, Peter J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytotoxicity; Iridaceae; Iris tectorum; Traditional Chinese Medicine; Triterpene

Indexed keywords

7 O METHYLAROMADENDRIN; FLAVONOID; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; GENISTEIN; IRIDOBELAMAL A; IRIS TECTORUM EXTRACT; IRITECTOL A; IRITECTOL B; ISOIRIDOGERMANAL; LIPOCORTIN 5; LUTEOLIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; TECTORIGENIN; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRIS TECTORUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RHIZOME; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FLAVONOIDS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IRIS PLANT; PLANT EXTRACTS; RHIZOME; TRITERPENES;

IRIDACEAE; IRIS TECTORUM;

EID: 45449117450     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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