KOR

e-Article

Short Communication: Tumoricidal activity of lauryl gallate towards chemically induced skin tumours in mice.
Document Type
Article
Source
British Journal of Cancer. 3/24/2003, Vol. 88 Issue 6, p940. 4p.
Subject
*FOOD additives
*ANTIOXIDANTS
*PROTEIN-tyrosine kinases
*ANTINEOPLASTIC agents
Language
ISSN
0007-0920
Abstract
Lauryl gallate (antioxidant food additive E-312) prevents the formation of dimethylbenzanthracene-induced skin tumours in mice, and kills, selectively, tumoral cells on established tumours. This results in total remission, after topical application of the compound on the tumoral mass, without affecting the surrounding tissue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]