Cytotoxic aggregates of α-lactalbumin induced by unsaturated fatty acid induce apoptosis in tumor cells

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-142

  Zhang, Min ^a   Yang Jr , Fang ^a   Yang, Fang ^a   Chen, Jie ^a   Zheng, Cong Yi ^a   Liang, Yi ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Lactalbumin; Aggregate; Apoptosis; Cytotoxicity; Fatty acid

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; LINOLEIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; STEARIC ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OLIGOMERIZATION; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM; CATTLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTALBUMIN; LINOLEIC ACID; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OLEIC ACID;

BOVINAE;

EID: 67349213968     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2009.03.019     Document Type: Article

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