Thymoquinone rich fraction from Nigella sativa and thymoquinone are cytotoxic towards colon and leukemic carcinoma cell lines

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 3359-3366

  Norsharina, Ismail ^a   Maznah, Ismail ^a   Aied, Al Absi ^a   Ghanya, Al Naqeeb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Colon cancer; Lymphoblastic leukemia; Nigella sativa; Promyelocytic leukemia; Supercritical fluid extraction system; Thymoquinone

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; THYMOQUINONE; THYMOQUINONE RICH FRACTION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CELL ASSAY; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CELL STRAIN HT29; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 84860410277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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