Cancer Letters
Volume 203, Issue 2 , Pages 163-169 , January 2004

Psammaplin A, a marine natural product, inhibits aminopeptidase N and suppresses angiogenesis in vitro

  • Joong Sup Shim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience, Sejong University, 98 Kunja-dong Kwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-747, South Korea
    • ,
  • Hyi-Seung Lee

      Affiliations

    • Marine Natural Products Laboratory, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, Ansan 425-600, South Korea
    • ,
  • Jongheon Shin

      Affiliations

    • Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-460, South Korea
    • ,
  • Ho Jeong Kwon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience, Sejong University, 98 Kunja-dong Kwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-747, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82-2-3408-3640; fax: +82-2-3408-3334

Received 5 March 2003 ,Accepted 19 August 2003.

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PII: S0304-3835(03)00686-4

doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2003.08.036

Cancer Letters
Volume 203, Issue 2 , Pages 163-169 , January 2004

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