Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1995; 61(4): 368-369DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-958105 Letters © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Cytotoxicity of Diterpenes from Premna schimperi and Premna oligotricha Solomon Habtemariam Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Gl 1XW, U.K. Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract The cytotoxicity of two diterpenes from Premna schimperi and Premna oligotricha (Verbenaceae) was studied using the MTT assay. Their cytotoxic activity against three human (HeLa, SK.N.SH, and ECV 304) and two murine (L929 and RAW 264.7) carcinoma cell lines varied between 1.5 to 35 µg/ml and was comparable with azauridine and chlorambucil. PDF (155 kb)
