Planta Med 1982; 45(6): 123-126
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971260
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Effets de trois Alcaloïdes Extraits du Strychnos usambarensis sur des Cellules Cancéreuses en Culture

Effects of three Alkaloids Isolated from Strychnos usambarensis on Cancer Cells in CultureR. Bassleer1 , M.-Cl. Depauw-Gillet1 , Br. Massart1 , J.-M. Marnette1 , Ph. Wiliquet1 , M. Caprasse2 , L. Angenot2
  • 1Service d'Histologie et Cytologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Liège, Belgique
  • 2Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, Institut de Pharmacie, Université de Liège, Belgique
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Publication History

1981

Publication Date:
29 March 2007 (online)

Abstract

The cellular effects of three alkaloids isolated from Strychnos usambarensis (melinonine F, strychnofoline, 18-19-dihydro-usambarine) are analysed by cytological methods in experimental animal tumours cultivated in vitro (B 16 mouse melanoma cells, mouse Ehrlich tumour cells ELT, HW 165 rat hepatoma). Under some experimental conditions, a certain degree of antimitotic activity is demonstrated.

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