Structure-activity relationships of saponins from Gleditsia sinensis in cytotoxicity and induction of apoptosis

Planta Medica

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 797-802

  Zhong, Lei ^a   Li, Ping ^a   Han, Jian ^a   Qu, Guiqin ^a   Guo, Dean ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytotoxicity; Gleditsia sinensis; Leguminosae; Saponin; Structure activity relationship

Indexed keywords

GLEDITSIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CHEMICAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRACTIONATION; FRUIT; GLEDITSIA; GLEDITSIA SINENSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRUIT; GLEDITSIA; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SAPONINS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

FABACEAE; GLEDITSIA; GLEDITSIA SINENSIS;

EID: 5444262470     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-827225     Document Type: Article

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