2-Methyl 2-butanol suppresses human retinoblastoma cells through cell cycle arrest and autophagy

2-Methyl-2-butanol (MBT) is a chemical compound from the group of alcohols more specifically pentanols, which has shown an excellent anti-cancer activity in our previous study. However, its mechanism of action remains unclear. The present study was designed to investigate the anti-cancer effect of M...

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Main Authors: Xiangyun Li, Xiangxiang Zhu, Chong Xu, Jianhua Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2018-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018000500605&lng=en&tlng=en