Croton lechleri sap and isolated alkaloid taspine exhibit inhibition against human melanoma SK23 and colon cancer HT29 cell lines

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 747-753

  Montopoli, Monica ^a   Bertin, Riccardo ^a   Chen, Zheng ^a   Bolcato, Jenny ^a   Caparrotta, Laura ^a   Froldi, Guglielmina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

tubulin; Cell viability; Croton lechleri sap; Euphorbiaceae; SK23 cells; Taspine

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ALPHA TUBULIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CROTON LECHLERI EXTRACT; PACLITAXEL; PLANT EXTRACT; TASPINE; TRYPAN BLUE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINBLASTINE;

ACETYLATION; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; COLON CANCER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON; CROTON LECHLERI; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOMA; MICROTUBULE; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST;

ALKALOIDS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; CROTON; HT29 CELLS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; PACLITAXEL; PLANT EXTRACTS; VINBLASTINE;

CROTON LECHLERI; EUPHORBIACEAE;

EID: 84870296047     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.10.032     Document Type: Article

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