Cytotoxic sesquiterpene lactones from the leaves of Vernonia guineensis Benth. (Asteraceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 552-556

  Toyang, Ngeh J ^a,b   Wabo, Hippolyte K ^c   Ateh, Eugene N ^b   Davis, Harry ^b   Tane, Pierre ^c   Sondengam, Luc B ^d,e   Bryant, Joseph ^b   Verpoorte, Rob ^f  

^a Virgin Botanicals and Biotech Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^d National Polytechnic Bambui   (Cameroon)

^e Virgin Botanicals Limited   (Cameroon)

^f LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clonogenic activity; Cytotoxicity; Elemanolide; Germacranolide; Vernomelitensin; Vernonia guineensis; Vernopicrin

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNODALIN; VERNOLEPIN; VERNONIA GUINEENSIS EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN HCT116; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; MELANOMA CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PANCREAS CELL; PLANT LEAF;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CAMEROON; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; LACTONES; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SESQUITERPENES; VERNONIA;

AGOUTI PACA; ASTERACEAE; VERNONIA; VERNONIA GUINEENSIS;

EID: 84875219677     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.01.022     Document Type: Article

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