Cheminformatics based selection and cytotoxic effects of herbal extracts

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1412-1421

  Sardari, Soroush ^a,d   Shokrgozar, Mohammad Ali ^b   Ghavami, Ghazaleh ^a,c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^c Khatam University   (Iran)

^d Eastern Mediterranean Health Genomics and Biotechnology Network   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anticancer compound; Cheminformatics; Herbal extract; Iran

Indexed keywords

ARNEBIA DECUMBENS EXTRACT; ARNEBIA ECHIOIDES EXTRACT; CITRUS LIMON EXTRACT; DOXORUBICIN; FICUS BENGALENSIS EXTRACT; FLUCONAZOLE; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MORUS ALBA EXTRACT; MUSA SAPIENTUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RHEUM RIBES EXTRACT; RUMEX ACETOSELLA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARNEBIA DECUMBENS; ARNEBIA ECHIOIDES; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEMON; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORUS ALBA; MUSA SAPIENTUM; NONHUMAN; RHEUM RIBES; RUMEX ACETOSELLA; SEARCH ENGINE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL LINE, TUMOR; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOTOXINS; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; FEMALE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IRAN; PLANT EXTRACTS; TOXICITY TESTS;

ARNEBIA; CITRUS LIMON; FICUS BENGHALENSIS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; MORUS ALBA; MUSA X PARADISIACA; RHEUM RIBES; RUMEX ACETOSELLA;

EID: 70349470980     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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