Flavokawain A induces apoptosis in MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 and inhibits the metastatic process in vitro

• Main Authors: Abu, Nadiah, Akhtar, Muhammad Nadeem, Yeap, Swee Keong, Lim, Kian Lam, Ho, Wan Yong, Zulfadli, Aimi Jamil, Omar, Abdul Rahman, Sulaiman, Mohd Roslan, Abdullah, Mohd Puad, Mohamed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37683/1/37683.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37683/

Introduction: The kava-kava plant (Piper methsyticum) is traditionally known as the pacific elixir by the pacific islanders for its role in a wide range of biological activities. The extract of the roots of this plant contains a variety of interesting molecules including Flavokawain A and this molec...