In vitro cytotoxic effects and apoptosis induction by a methanol leaf extract of carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.)

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1987-1996

  Custódio, Luísa ^a   Escapa, Ana Luísa ^a   Fernandes, Eliana ^a   Fajardo, Alba ^b   Aligué, Rosa ^b   Alberício, Fernando ^b,c   Neng, Nuno ^d   Nogueira, José Manuel Florêncio ^d   Romano, Anabela ^a  

^a Faculty of Sciences and Technology   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Antiproliferation; Cell cycle; Flavonoids; Polyphenols; Reactive oxygen species (ROS)

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; CERATONIA SILIQUA EXTRACT; CHLOROGENIC ACID; EPICATECHIN; GALLIC ACID; GENTISIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CAROB TREE; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; HELA CELL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; TREE;

CERATONIA SILIQUA;

EID: 84860392558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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