M. Arisawa et al., INHIBITION OF TUMOR-PROMOTER-ENHANCED PI-32-INCORPORATION INTO CELLULAR PHOSPHOLIPIDS BY FLAVONOLS FROM GENUS CHRYSOSPLENIUM, PTR. Phytotherapy research, 9(3), 1995, pp. 222-224
Flavonol aglycones from the genus Chrysosplenium showed potential anti
tumour-promoter activity. Three flavonols, oxyayanin A and chrysosplen
ols D and E, markedly inhibited the incorporation of (32)Pi into phosp
holipids of confluent HeLa cells stimulated by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorb
ol-13-acetate (TPA), a potent tumour promoter. The potency of the flav
onols proved to be similar to those of other antitumour-promoting flav
onoids.