Antitumoural activity of Brazilian red propolis fraction enriched with xanthochymol and formononetin: An in vitro and in vivo study

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 11, Issue C, 2014, Pages 91-102

  Novak, Estela Maria ^a,b   Silva, Martha Silveira e Costa ^a   Marcucci, Maria Cristina ^c   Sawaya, Alexandra Christine Helena Frankland ^d   Giménez Cassina López, Begoña ^d   Fortes, Maria Angela Henriques Zanella ^b   Giorgi, Ricardo Rodrigues ^b   Marumo, Kamila Tamie ^e   Rodrigues, Rosangela Felipe ^b   Maria, Durvanei Augusto ^b  

^a FUNDAÇÃO PRÓ SANGUE HEMOCENTRO DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Universidade Anhanguera de São Paulo   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^e INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian red propolis; BRP IV fraction; Formononetin; Haematological cancer; Murine melanoma model; Xanthochymol

Indexed keywords

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 84926382722     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2014.09.008     Document Type: Article

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