Pea, Pisum sativum, and its anticancer activity

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 21, 2017, Pages 39-42

  Rungruangmaitree, Runchana ^a   Jiraungkoorskul, Wannee ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Mahidol University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Pea; Pisum sativum; Plant; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LECTIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PISUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; LEGUME; NOMENCLATURE; PEA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; TAXONOMY;

EID: 85018672496     PISSN: 09737847     EISSN: 09762787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_57_16     Document Type: Review

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