Open AccessQuassinoids from the root of Eurycoma longifolia and their antiproliferative activity on human cancer cell lines
Author(s) -
Nguyen Hưu Tung,
Takuhiro Uto,
Nguyễn Thanh Hải,
Gang Li,
Yukihiro Shoyama
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/pm.pm_353_16
Subject(s) - jurkat cells , glycoside , chemistry , traditional medicine , cell culture , column chromatography , biochemistry , stereochemistry , biology , t cell , medicine , chromatography , immunology , genetics , immune system
The roots of Eurycoma longifolia Jack have traditionally been used as an aphrodisiac tonic besides the other remedies for boils, fever, bleeding gums, and wound ulcer. Recently, the antiproliferative activity of E. longifolia has been reported and remained attractive to natural chemists.