Signal transduction pathways leading to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis induction in cancer cells by Allium vegetable-derived organosulfur compounds: A review

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 555, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 121-131

  Herman Antosiewicz, Anna ^a   Singh, Shivendra V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium vegetables; Chemoprevention; Organosulfur compounds

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AJOENE; ALLYL MERCAPTOCYSTEINE; ALLYL SULFIDE; DIALLYL DISULFIDE; DIALLYL TRISULFIDE; GARLIC EXTRACT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; S ALLYLCYSTEINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER CELL; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL CYCLE; DNA REPLICATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; GARLIC; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VEGETABLE;

ALLIUM; ALLYL COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA;

EID: 5144220818     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.04.016     Document Type: Review

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