Description
ThiscompoundisanN-acetylcysteineconjugateofphenethylisothiocyanate(PEITC-NAC),exhibitinganticancerchemotherapeuticandchemopreventiveactivities.Inlungcancerandprostatecancermodels,PEITC-NACincreasesactivationofJNK,p53,andMAPKs,inducingapoptosis,decreasingtumorgrowth,andlimitingtumOrigenesis.
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