Curcumin Nicotinate Selectively Induces Cancer Cell Apoptosis and Cycle Arrest through a P53-Mediated Mechanism

Curcumin is an anticancer agent, but adverse effects and low bioavailability are its main drawbacks, which drives efforts in chemical modifications of curcumin. This study evaluated antiproliferative activity and cancer cell selectivity of a curcumin derivative, curcumin nicotinate (CN), in which tw...

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Main Authors: Ying-chun He, Lan He, Ramina Khoshaba, Fang-guo Lu, Chuan Cai, Fang-liang Zhou, Duan-fang Liao, Deliang Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
p53
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/22/4179