Organosulfur compounds and possible mechanism of garlic in cancer

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-58

  Omar, S H ^a   Al Wabel, N A ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antiproliferative; Antitumor; Antitumorigenic; Garlic; Organosulfur

Indexed keywords

ALLYL COMPOUND; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CYTOCHROME P450; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DETOXIFICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; GARLIC; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; NONHUMAN; STOMACH CANCER; TUMOR CELL LINE;

EID: 75349100105     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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