Antitumor and Immunopotentiating Activity of Polysaccharide PST001 Isolated from the Seed Kernel of Tamarindus indica: An InVivo Study inMice

• Main Authors: Aravind, S. R., M. Joseph, Manu, Varghese, Sheeja, Prabha, Prabha, Sreelekha, T. T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
• Subjects: R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/38345/1/Antitumor_and_Immunopotentiating_Activity_of_Polysaccharide_PST001_Isolated_from_the_Seed.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/38345/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/361382
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Antitumor activity of polysaccharide PST001 isolated from the seed kernel of Tamarindus indica was evaluated using different cancer cell lines. Human cancer cell lines A549, KB, and MCF-7 and murine cancer cell lines DLA and EAC were treated with PST001 and cell growth inhibition was assessed by M...