Cytotoxic cardenolide and sterols from Calotropis gigantea

Cytotoxic cardenolide and sterols from Calotropis gigantea

The dichloromethane extract from the leaves of Calotropis gigantea Linn. was strongly cytotoxic against non-small cell lung carcinoma (A549), colon carcinoma (HCT 116) and hepatocellular carcinoma (Hep G 2) and non toxic to non cancer Chinese hamster ovary cells (AA8). The extract afforded uscharin...

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Published in:Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology Vol. 33, no. 1 (Jul. 2011), 214
Main Author: Jacinto, Sonia D.
Other Authors: Chun, Eunice Alexis C., Shen, Chien-Chang, Espineli, Dinah L., Ragasa, Consolacion Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2011