trans anethole/leukemia

The fruits of Foeniculum vulgare (Foeniculi Fructus) have been widely used in Chinese medicine as an antiemetic, ameliorating stomach ailments and as an analgesic. In order to establish its potential for antiallergic use, inhibitory actions of the fruiton 5-lipoxgenase (5-LOX) and β-hexosaminidase

Glutathione S-transferase P1-1 (GSTP1-1) is a phase II drug metabolism enzyme implicated in carcinogenesis and development of resistance to anti-cancer drugs. It was previously shown that both activating protein 1 (AP-1) and nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) are involved in its regulation. In the

The essential oil of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is rich in lipophilic secondary metabolites, which can easily cross cell membranes by free diffusion. Several constituents of the oil carry reactive carbonyl groups in their ring structures. Carbonyl groups can react with amino groups of amino acid