In vitro cytotoxic activity of Aesculus indica against breast adenocarcinoma cell line (MCF-7) and phytochemical analysis

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 183-187

  Bibi, Yamin ^a   Nisa, Sobia ^a   Zia, Muhammad ^a   Waheed, Abdul ^b   Ahmed, Sabbir ^c   Chaudhary, M Fayyaz ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aesculus indica; Cytotoxic; MCF 7 cell line; MTT assay

Indexed keywords

AESCULUS INDICA EXTRACT; ANTHRAQUINONE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; COUMARIN; FLAVONOID; HEXANE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AESCULUS; AESCULUS INDICA; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AESCULUS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 84855367245     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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