BETULINIC ACID WAS MORE CYTOTOXIC TOWARDS THE HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELL LINE MDA-MB-231 THAN THE HUMAN PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKAEMIA CELL LINE HL-60
Betulinic acid (BA) is a pentacyclic triterpene found in several botanical sources that has been shown to cause apoptosis in a number of cell lines. This study was undertaken to determine the in vitro cytotoxic properties of BA towards the human mammary carcinoma cell line MDA-MB-231 and the human p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Malaysian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.usm.my/mjps/MJPS%207(1)%202009/MJPS%207.1.3.pdf |