title: A supramolecular hydrogelator of curcumin.
abstract: Here we report on the first supramolecular hydrogelator of curcumin and the evaluation of its inhibition capacity towards cancer cells and tumor growth.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China. yangzm@nankai.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Chengbiao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhongyan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Caiwen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Minsheng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhimou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D003474:Curcumin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006801:Humans; D020100:Hydrogels; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D020100:Hydrogels; D003474:Curcumin