Cytotoxicity and biological activity of selected sudanese medicinal plants

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 201-229

  Elhardallou, Sirelkhatim Balla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Anti tumor activity; Brine shrimp test; Cytotoxicity; Natural products

Indexed keywords

APIGENIN; ARTEMISININ; AZADIRACHTIN; BENZOPHENANTHRIDINE DERIVATIVE; CAMPTOTHECIN; CHLORMETHINE; COCAINE; CUCURBITACIN GLYCOSIDE; DIGITOXIN; DIGOXIN; EMETINE; EPHEDRINE; ETOPOSIDE; GALLIC ACID; IRINOTECAN; NATURAL PRODUCT; PACLITAXEL; PESTICIDE; PREDNISONE; PROCARBAZINE; RESERPINE; RHAMNETIN; SANGUINARINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE; TENIPOSIDE; TOPOTECAN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADVANCED CANCER; ARGEMONE MEXICANA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BREAST CARCINOMA; BRINE SHRIMP LETHALITY TEST; CANCER PAIN; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; COLA NITIDA; COLOCYNTH; COLORECTAL CANCER; CROTON ZAMBEZICUS; CYMBOPOGON SCHOENANTHUS; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; GENOTOXICITY; GUIERA SENEGALENSIS; HIGHER PLANT; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPHAENE THEBAICA; KIGELIA AFRICANA; LANTANA CAMARA; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOTION SICKNESS; NONHUMAN; OVARY CARCINOMA; OVARY TUMOR; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT PRODUCT; POMEGRANATE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SONCHUS OLERACEUS; SUDAN; TESTIS CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ARTEMIA;

EID: 77957128576     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.201.229     Document Type: Article

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