In vitro effects of selected saponins on the production and release of lysozyme activity of human monocytic and epithelial cell lines

Scientia Pharmaceutica

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 337-349

  Helal, Racha ^a   Melzig, Matthias F ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluorescence based assay; HT 29; Lysozyme activity; Saponins; THP 1

Indexed keywords

ESCIN; GINSENOSIDE RD; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HEDERACOSID C; LYSOZYME; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; SAPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLUORESCENCE; GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROCOTYLE; HYDROCOTYLE VULGARIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONOCYTE MACROPHAGE PRECURSOR CELL; QUILLAJA;

EID: 79959287700     PISSN: 00368709     EISSN: 22180532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3797/scipharm.1012-15     Document Type: Article

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