title: A tannin anti-cancer promotor from Terminalia arjuna.
abstract: A new ellagitannin named; arjunin, four known tannins and two phenolic acids were isolated from Terminalia arjuna. The structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses.
authors.affiliation: Proteins and Tanning Materials Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Kandil
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Nassar
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D047348:Hydrolyzable Tannins; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013634:Tannins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014197:Trees / Q000737:chemistry*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D047348:Hydrolyzable Tannins; D013634:Tannins; C112638:arjunin