Dihydroxy-isosteviol methyl ester from Pulsatilla nigricans induces apoptosis in HeLa cells: Its cytoxicity and interaction with calf thymus DNA

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 664-671

  Das, Sreemanti ^a   Das, Jayeeta ^a   Samadder, Asmita ^a   Khuda Bukhsh, Anisur Rahman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

Author keywords

apoptosis; cancer; circular dichroism spectroscopy; dihydroxy isosteviol methyl ester; HeLa cells; Pulsatilla nigricans

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR; CASPASE 3; DIHYDROXYISOSTEVIOL METHYL ESTER; DNA; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53; PULSATILLA NIGRICANS EXTRACT; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DNA INTERACTION; FEMALE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULSATILLA; PULSATILLA NIGRICANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMUS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; COMET ASSAY; DITERPENES, KAURANE; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; PULSATILLA;

PULSATILLA; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 84876464597     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.4768     Document Type: Article

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