Effects of Anthraquinones of Polygonum cuspidatum on HL-60 Cells

Sheau Farn Yeh; Ting-Chao Chou; Tai-Shun Liu

doi:10.1055/s-2006-962484

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Planta Med 1988; 54(5): 413-414
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-962484

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Effects of Anthraquinones of Polygonum cuspidatum on HL-60 Cells

Sheau Farn Yeh¹ , Ting-Chao Chou² , Tai-Shun Liu¹

¹Institute of Biochemistry, National Yang-Ming Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
²Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, 10021, U.S.A.

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1987

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24 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

The effects of the isolated compounds (anthraquinones) of roots of Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb et Zucc. (Polygonaceae) on HL-60 cells were investigated. Emodin showed better cytotoxicity and inhibition precursor incorporation into DNA and RNA activities than the other isolated components.