Inhibition of Coix seed extract on fatty acid synthase, a novel target for anticancer activity

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 252-258

  Yu, Fei ^a,b   Gao, Jing ^b   Zeng, Yong ^b   Liu, Chang Xiao ^a,b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Coix seed extract; Fatty acid synthase; Glycometabolism; Inhibition; Lipometabolism

Indexed keywords

COIX SEED EXTRACT; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COIX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; DUCK; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PLASMA; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; COIX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DUCKS; FATTY ACID SYNTHETASE COMPLEX; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPASE; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; LIVER; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

COIX; RATTUS;

EID: 50949086762     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.015     Document Type: Article

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