Selective cytotoxicity of Pancratistatin-related natural <it>Amaryllidaceae </it>alkaloids: evaluation of the activity of two new compounds

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pancratistatin (PST), a compound extracted from an <it>Amaryllidaceae </it>(AMD) family plant, has been shown to specifically induce apoptosis in cancer cells with no/minimal toxic effect on normal cells. A systematic syn...

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Main Authors: McNulty James, Nair Jerald, Sood Divya, Sharda Natasha, Griffin Carly, Pandey Siyaram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-06-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
Online Access:http://www.cancerci.com/content/7/1/10