Chemical Name:5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
Biological Activity:
Protein kinase inhibitor. Suppresses
tumour-promoting effects of TPA and has antiproliferating effects on human
breast cancer cells. Inhibitory actions on MAP kinase also reported.
Satoet al (1994) Apigenin induces morphological
differentiation and G2-M arrest in rat neuronal cells.
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Reversion of v-H-ras-transformed NIH3T3 cells by apigenin through inhibiting
mitogen activated protein kinase and its downstream oncogenes.
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Suppression of protein kinase C and nuclear oncogene expression as possible
molecular mechanisms of cancer chemoprevention by apigenin and curcumin.
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