Cytotoxic activity of diterpenes and extracts of Juniperus brevifolia

Planta Medica

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 751-753

  Moujir, Laila ^a   Seca, Ana M L ^b   Silva, Artur M S ^c   Barreto, M Carmo ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d CIRN   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cupressaceae; Diterpenes; HeLa; Hep 2; Juniperus brevifolia

Indexed keywords

18 HYDROXYFERRUGINOL 6,7 DEHYDROTOTAROL; 7 ALPHA HYDROXYTOTAROL; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; DITERPENE; HEXANE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; HELA CELL; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS BREVIFOLIA; LARYNX CARCINOMA; PLANT LEAF; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; VERO CELL; WOOD;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DITERPENES; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; JUNIPERUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; VERO CELLS;

CUPRESSACEAE; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS BREVIFOLIA;

EID: 45849093720     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1074529     Document Type: Article

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