Influence of betulin and 28-O-propynoylbetulin on proliferation and apoptosis of human melanoma cells (G-361)

Introduction: Pentacyclic triterpenes are a group of compounds known to have anticancer activity. One of the best characterized triterpenes is betulin, which can be isolated from bark of birch trees and modified into new compounds with various interesting medical properties. Betulin is involved in a...

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Main Authors: Arkadiusz Orchel, Anna Kulczycka, Ewa Chodurek, Ewa Bębenek, Paulina Borkowska, Stanisław Boryczka, Jan Kowalski, Zofia Dzierżewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Index Copernicus International S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
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Online Access:http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=1088757