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Isolation of Apoptosis- and Differentiation-Inducing Substances toward Human Promyelocytic Leukemia HL-60 Cells from Leaves of<i>Juniperus taxifolia</i>
23 Feb 2008
Abstract excerpt
A chloroform extract of the leaves of Juniperas taxifolia exhibited a marked antiproliferative effect on human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells at a concentration of 2.5 microg/ml. Deoxypodophyllotoxin (4) was identified in the extract as an outstanding antiproliferative compound, and five diterpenes (1-3, 5, and 6) were isolated as known compounds with weak or no cytotoxicity. These compounds were examined for...
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