Evaluation of phototoxic potential of aerial components of the fig tree against human melanoma

Cell Proliferation

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-285

  Conforti, F ^a   Menichini, G ^b   Zanfini, L ^a   Tundis, R ^a   Statti, G A ^a   Provenzano, E ^c   Menichini, F ^a   Somma, F ^b   Alfano, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c Operative Unit of Dermatology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BERGAPTEN; COUMARIN; FATTY ACID; FICUS CARICA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; LINOLEIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; PSORALEN; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; EVALUATION; FIG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; MELANOMA CELL; PEROXIDATION; PHOTOTOXICITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION DOSE; TREE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; WOOD;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FICUS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MELANOMA; PLANT BARK; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS CARICA;

EID: 84859878083     PISSN: 09607722     EISSN: 13652184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2012.00816.x     Document Type: Article

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