In vitro cytotoxic screening of selected Saudi medicinal plants

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 406-412

  Almehdar, Hussein ^a   Abdallah, Hossam M ^a,b   Osman, Abdel Moneim M ^c   Abdel Sattar, Essam A ^a,b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c King Abdulaziz University   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Caralluma quadrangula; Hypoestes forskaolii; In vitro cytotoxic activity; Plant extracts; Solanum glabratum.; Sulforhodamine B colorimetric assay

Indexed keywords

ADENIUM OBESUM EXTRACT; CARALLUMA QUADRANGULA EXTRACT; DOXORUBICIN; EULOPHIA PETERSII EXTRACT; HYPOESTES FORSKAOLII EXTRACT; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHRAGMANTHERA AUSTROARABICA EXTRACT; PISTACHIO OLEORESIN; SOLANUM GLABRATUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADENIUM OBESUM; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS; CANCER CELL; CARALLUMA QUADRANGULA; CELL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; EULOPHIA PETERSII; FRACTIONATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOESTES FORSKAOLII; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHRAGMANTHERA AUSTROARABICA; PISTACHIO; PLANT ROOT; SAUDI ARABIA; SOLANUM GLABRATUM; ACANTHACEAE; APOCYNACEAE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HELA CELL; SOLANUM; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ACANTHACEAE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ASCLEPIADACEAE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; HELA CELLS; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SOLANUM;

EID: 84863522742     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-011-0589-8     Document Type: Article

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