Published in Cancer Weekly, July 26th, 2005
"Many phenolic acid phenethyl esters possess diverse biological effects including anticancer activity. A series of 14 derivatives were synthesized for the evaluation of their cytotoxic effect on oral cancer cells," scientists in Taiwan reported.
"These derivatives were tested by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) colorimetric and trypan blue dye exclusion assay on the growth of oral squamous cell carcinoma (SAS), oral epidermoid carcinoma-Meng 1 (OEC-M1), and normal human oral fibroblast (NHOF)...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2005-07-26)
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