THE 3RD CLASS OF NEW TUMOR PROMOTERS, POLYACETATES (DEBROMOAPLYSIATOXIN AND APLYSIATOXIN), CAN DIFFERENTIATE BIOLOGICAL ACTIONS RELEVANT TO TUMOR PROMOTERS

  • 1 January 1982
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 73 (3), 495-497
Abstract
Aplysiatoxin is a new class of potent tumor promoter and debromoaplysiatoxin may be a weak promoter. Aplysiatoxin and debromoaplysiatoxin showed the same potency on irritation of mouse ear and induction of ornithine decarboxylase activity on mouse skin, but debromoaplysiatoxin was much weaker than aplysiatoxin in induction of adhesion of [human promyelocytic leukemia] HL-60 cells.