Compound K, a metabolite of ginseng saponin, induces apoptosis via caspase-8-dependent pathway in HL-60 human leukemia cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Compound K [20-<it>O</it>-β-(D-glucopyranosyl)-20(S)-protopanaxadiol], a metabolite of the protopanaxadiol-type saponins of <it>Panax ginseng </it>C.A. Meyer, has been reported to possess anti-tumor properties...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/449 |