Epigenetics, Plant (Poly)phenolics, and Cancer Prevention

Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages 143-207

  Gerhauser, Clarissa ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; DNA methyltransferase; Epigenome; Flavonoids; Gene regulation; Histone modifications

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; CELL CULTURE; DISEASES; DNA; FLAVONOIDS; METHYLATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

DNA METHYLATION; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASES; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES; EPIGENOMES; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASES; HISTONE DEACETYLASES; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASES; HISTONE MODIFICATION;

GENE EXPRESSION;

EID: 84976444908     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118329634.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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