The tomato glycoalkaloid α-tomatine induces caspase-independent cell death in mouse colon cancer CT-26 cells and transplanted tumors in mice

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1142-1150

  Kim, Sung Phil ^a   Nam, Seok Hyun ^a   Friedman, Mendel ^b  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

body and organ weights; CT 26 colon cancer cells; mechanism; mouse tumor inhibition; research needs; tomatoes; tomatine

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; CELL SIGNALING; CYTOLOGY; DISEASES; ELECTROPHORESIS; FRUITS; MAMMALS; MECHANISMS; TUMORS;

BODY AND ORGAN WEIGHTS; COLON CANCER CELLS; MOUSE TUMORS; RESEARCH NEEDS; TOMATOES;

CELLS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MUS;

EID: 84922425007     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf5040288     Document Type: Article

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