Isolation and identification of antitumor promoters from the seeds of Cassia tora

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1043-1048

  Park, Yeung Beom ^a   Kim, Seon Bong ^b  

^a Gangwon Provincial University   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anthraquinone; Antitumor promoter; Cassia tora; Epstein barr virus

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASSIA TORA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; CHRYSO OBTUSIN; CHRYSO OBTUSIN 6 GLUCOSIDE; EARLY ANTIGEN; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS ANTIGEN; ETHER; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METHANOL; NORRUBROFUSARIN 6 GLUCOSIDE; OBTUSIFOLIN 2 GLUCOSIDE; QUESTIN; SILICA GEL; TELEOCIDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASSIA TORA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG TARGETING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAJI CELL; SENNA; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CASSIA; CELL LINE, TUMOR; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 80055035004     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1103.03040     Document Type: Article

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