Cucurbitacins from fruits of Aquilaria sinensis

Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 234-237

  Mei, Wen Li ^a,b   Lin, Feng ^a,b   Zuo, Wen Jian ^a,b   Wang, Hui ^a,b   Dai, Hao Fu ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Haikou Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Tropical Natural Products   (China)

Author keywords

Aquilaria sinensis; Chemical constituent; Cucurbitacin; Cytotoxic activity

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CUCURBITACIN; CUCURBITACIN D; CUCURBITACIN I; HEXANORCUCURBITACIN I; ISOCUCURBITACIN D; MITOMYCIN C; NEOCUCURBITACIN B; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SEPHADEX; SILICA GEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; AQUILARIA SINENSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN K 562; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; FRUIT; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; SPECTROSCOPY; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

EID: 84861473619     PISSN: 20956975     EISSN: 18755364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1009.2012.00234     Document Type: Article

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