Evaluation of ellagic acid as an inhibitor of sphingosine kinase 1: A targeted approach towards anticancer therapy

Sphingosine kinase 1 (SphK1) is one of the central enzymes of sphingolipid metabolism whose high expression level is presumed to be correlated with cancer and other inflammatory diseases. Using a virtual screening approach and in vitro studies, we have identified the ellagic acid (EA), a dietary pol...

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Main Authors: Preeti Gupta, Taj Mohammad, Parvez Khan, Mohamed F. Alajmi, Afzal Hussain, Md. Tabish Rehman, Md. Imtaiyaz Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332219329658