Cytotoxicity of Carvotacetones from Sphaeranthus africanus Against Cancer Cells and Their Potential to Induce Apoptosis.

Three carvotacetones (1 – 3) isolated from Sphaeranthus africanus were screened in 60 cancer cell lines at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) within the Developmental Therapeutics Program (DTP). At the concentration of 10−5 M, compound 1 (3,5-diangeloyloxy-7-hydroxycarvotacetone) turned out to be t...

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Published in:Planta Medica Vol. 89; no. 6; pp. 624 - 637
Main Authors: Tran, Huyen Thi, Kretschmer, Nadine, Huynh, Loi, Bauer, Rudolf
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart 2023
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