Cancer Letters
Volume 225, Issue 1 , Pages 41-52 , 8 July 2005

Eugenol isolated from the essential oil of Eugenia caryophyllata induces a reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosis in HL-60 human promyelocytic leukemia cells

  • Chae-Bin Yoo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, College of Pharmacy, Kyung-Hee University, Hoegi-Dong, Dongdaemun-Ku, Seoul 130-701, South Korea
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  • Ki-Tae Han

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, College of Pharmacy, Kyung-Hee University, Hoegi-Dong, Dongdaemun-Ku, Seoul 130-701, South Korea
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  • Kyu-Seok Cho

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Kyung-Hee University, Hoegi-Dong, Dongdaemun-Ku, Seoul 130-701, South Korea
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  • Joohun Ha

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Kyung-Hee University, Hoegi-Dong, Dongdaemun-Ku, Seoul 130-701, South Korea
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  • Hee-Juhn Park

      Affiliations

    • Division of Applied Plant Sciences, Sangji University, Woosan-Dong, Wonju 220-702, South Korea
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  • Jung-Hwan Nam

      Affiliations

    • Division of Applied Plant Sciences, Sangji University, Woosan-Dong, Wonju 220-702, South Korea
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  • Uk-Hyun Kil

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine,The Catholic University of Korea, Banpo-Dong, Seoul 608-736, South Korea
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  • Kyung-Tae Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, College of Pharmacy, Kyung-Hee University, Hoegi-Dong, Dongdaemun-Ku, Seoul 130-701, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 9610860; fax: +82 2 9663885.

Received 30 June 2004 ,Revised 7 October 2004 ,Accepted 1 November 2004.

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PII: S0304-3835(04)00878-X

doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.11.018

Cancer Letters
Volume 225, Issue 1 , Pages 41-52 , 8 July 2005

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