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Induction of oxidative stress, apoptosis and DNA damage by koumine in Tetrahymena thermophila
Koumine is a component of the Chinese medicinal herb Gelsemium elegans and is toxic to vertebrates. We used the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila as a model to evaluate the toxic effects of this indole alkaloid in eukaryotic microorganisms. Koumine inhibited T. thermophila growth and viability in a do...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6372211/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30753239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212231 |