Anti-tumor activity of a novel protein obtained from tartary buckwheat

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5201-5211

  Guo, Xiaona ^a   Zhu, Kexue ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a   Yao, Huiyuan ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antitumor; Apoptosis; Breast cancer cells; Protein; Tartary buckwheat

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FAS ANTIGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN BCL 2; TBWSP 31; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; TUMOR PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BUCKWHEAT; CANCER CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROVILLUS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TARTARY BUCKWHEAT; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FAGOPYRUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; TUMOR CELL LINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

FAGOPYRUM TATARICUM;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FAGOPYRUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 78650974130     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11125201     Document Type: Article

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