Syzygium aromaticum extracts as good source of betulinic acid and potential anti-breast cancer

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 335-343

  Aisha, Abdalrahim F A ^a   Abu Salah, Khalid M ^b   Alrokayan, Salman A ^b   Siddiqui, Mohammad J ^a   Ismail, Zhari ^a   Abdul Majid, Amin Malik Shah ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Betulinic acid; Breast cancer; Syzygium aromaticum; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETULIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM EXTRACT; TAMOXIFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BARK; BREAST CANCER; CELL DEATH; CELL STRAIN; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CLOVE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYTOTOXICITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM;

EID: 84856856346     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000185     Document Type: Article

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