Isolation and detection of taxol, an anticancer drug produced from Lasiodiplodia theobromae, an endophytic fungus of the medicinal plant Morinda citrifolia

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1428-1435

  Pandi, Mohan ^a   Kumaran, Rangarajulu Senthil ^b   Choi, Yong Keun ^b   Kim, Hyung Joo ^b   Muthumary, Johnpaul ^c  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer drug; Cytotoxicity test; Endophytic fungus; Lasiodiplodia theobromae; Taxol production

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; EUGLENIDA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LASIODIPLODIA THEOBROMAE; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

BOTRYOSPHAERIA RHODINA; FUNGI; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA;

EID: 79952127110     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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