Cytotoxic effect and its mechanism of Dioscorealide B from Dioscorea membranacea against breast cancer cells

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 93, Issue SUPPL 7, 2010, Pages

  Saeko, Jiraporn ^a   Dechsuku, Chavaboon ^b   Graidis, Potchanapond ^a   Ithara, Arunporn ^c  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Dioscorea membranace; Dioscorealide B; MCF 7; SRB assay

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREALIDE B; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; PLANT EXTRACT;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; PATHOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOME; THAILAND; TUMOR CELL LINE; YAM;

APOPTOSIS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DIOSCOREA; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH 4 OR MORE RINGS; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOME; THAILAND;

EID: 79952510572     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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