Anticancer Effects of Taiwanofungus camphoratus Extracts, Isolated Compounds and its Combinational use

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 274-281

  Chen, Ying Chen ^a   Ho, Hsio O ^a   Su, Chin Hua ^b   Sheu, Ming Thau ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Combination; Crude extracts; Pure compounds; Taiwanofungus camphoratus

Indexed keywords

1,3 BENZODIOXOLE DERIVATIVE; 4,7 DIMETHOXY 5 METHYL 1,3 BENZODIOXOLE; ANTRODINS B; ANTRODINS C; CISPLATIN; MALEIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHYL ANTCINATE B; MEVINOLIN; PACLITAXEL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; SUCCINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TAIWANOFUNGUS CAMPHORATUS EXTRACT; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; TRICHOSTATIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZHANKUIC ACID A; ZHANKUIC ACID B; ZHANKUIC ACID C;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FRUITING BODY; HUMAN; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR; TAIWAN; TAIWANOFUNGUS CAMPHORATUS;

EID: 78650184650     PISSN: 18783317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecm.2010.08.003     Document Type: Review

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