Artesunate mitigates proliferation of tumor cells by alkylating heme-harboring nitric oxide synthase

Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-112

  Zeng, Qing Ping ^a   Zhang, Ping Zu ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Artesunate; Cancer; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; HEME; HEMOPROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HEPATOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL;

ALKYLATION; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; HEME; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ARTESUNATE;

EID: 79951678330     PISSN: 10898603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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