Anticancer activity of Asparagus cochinchinensis extract and fractions in HepG2 cells

Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 188-193

  Park, Mikyung ^a   Cheon, Myeong Sook ^b   Kim, Seong Hwan ^a   Chun, Jin Mi ^b   Lee, A Yeong ^b   Moon, Byeong Cheol ^b   Yoon, Taesook ^b   Choo, Byung Kil ^c   Kim, Ho Kyoung ^b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anticancer activity; Apoptosis; Asparagus cochinchinensis; Autophagy; HepG2

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS COCHINCHINENSIS; LILIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 79956002341     PISSN: 19760442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3839/jksabc.2011.031     Document Type: Article

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