Limitations of MTT and MTS-based assays for measurement of antiproliferative activity of green tea polyphenols

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Wang, Piwen ^a   Henning, Susanne M ^a   Heber, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; 3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 5 (3 CARBOXYMETHOXYPHENYL) 2 (4 SULFOPHENYL) 2H TETRAZOLIUM; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; POLYPHENOL; TETRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TRYPAN BLUE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 3 (4,5 DIMETHYLTHIAZOL 2 YL) 5 (3 CARBOXYMETHOXYPHENYL) 2 (4 SULFOPHENYL) 2H TETRAZOLIUM; 3-(4,5-DIMETHYLTHIAZOL-2-YL)-5-(3-CARBOXYMETHOXYPHENYL)-2-(4-SULFOPHENYL)-2H-TETRAZOLIUM; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOLS; TETRAZOLIUM; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLYL BLUE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN LNCAP; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEA; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; STANDARD; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALE; PHENOLS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TEA; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 77956317803     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010202     Document Type: Article

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