Alpha-santalol, a chemopreventive agent against skin cancer, causes G<sub>2</sub>/M cell cycle arrest in both p53-mutated human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells and p53 wild-type human melanoma UACC-62 cells

Alpha-santalol, a chemopreventive agent against skin cancer, causes G<sub>2</sub>/M cell cycle arrest in both p53-mutated human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells and p53 wild-type human melanoma UACC-62 cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>α-Santalol, an active component of sandalwood oil, has shown chemopreventive effects on skin cancer in different murine models. However, effects of α-santalol on cell cycle have not been studied. Thus, the objective of this study was...

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Main Authors: Kaushik Radhey S, Chandrasekher Gudiseva, Guillermo Ruth, Chen Wei, Zhang Xiaoying, Young Alan, Fahmy Hesham, Dwivedi Chandradhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/3/220

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