Inhibitory effect of isoamericanol A from Jatropha curcas seeds on the growth of MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line by G2/M cell cycle arrest

Although various parts of J. curcas (Jatropha curcas L., Euphorbiaceae) have long been used as traditional folk medicines for their antiviral, analgesic, and/or antidotal efficacies, we are the first to investigate the role of anti-carcinogenicity of isoamericanol A (IAA) from the seed extract. Our...

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Main Authors: Ayako Katagi, Li Sui, Kazuyo Kamitori, Toshisada Suzuki, Takeshi Katayama, Akram Hossain, Chisato Noguchi, Youyi Dong, Fuminori Yamaguchi, Masaaki Tokuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844015303686