Calycopterin, an immunoinhibitory compound from the extract of Dracocephalum kotschyi

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1154-1158

  Faham, Najme ^a   Javidnia, Katayoun ^a,b   Bahmani, Masoud ^a   Amirghofran, Zahra ^a,b,c,d  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Calycopterin; Dracocephalum kotschyi

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AGAROSE; CALYCOPTERIN; DNA; MITOGENIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRACOCEPHALUM KOTSCHYI; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEOSOME; PLANT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA; FLAVONES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LAMIACEAE; LYMPHOCYTES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

DRACOCEPHALUM KOTSCHYI; LAMIACEAE;

EID: 52649150845     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2382     Document Type: Article

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