ANTIOXIDANT SCREENING AND CYTOTOXICITY EFFECT OF TIGERNUT (CYPERUS ESCULENTUS) EXTRACTS ON SOME SELECTED CANCER-ORIGIN CELL LINES

ANTIOXIDANT SCREENING AND CYTOTOXICITY EFFECT OF TIGERNUT (CYPERUS ESCULENTUS) EXTRACTS ON SOME SELECTED CANCER-ORIGIN CELL LINES

Cyperus esculentus is an underutilized crop that has been studied mainly for its nutritional. It contains compound such as Quercetin, beta-sitosterol that is known to have anti-cancer properties. Thus, this study sought to find its antioxidant ability and cytotoxic effect on few cancer cell lines. Q...

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Main Author: Elom Seyram Achoribo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Italiana Giovani Medici 2019-03-01
Series:Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal
Subjects:
Antioxidant activity
cytotoxicity
phenolic compounds
flavonoids content
cancerous cell lines
Online Access:http://www.embj.org/embj/antioxidant-screening-and-cytotoxicity-effect-of-tigernut-cyperus-esculentus-extracts-on-some-selected-cancer-origin-cell-lines/

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http://www.embj.org/embj/antioxidant-screening-and-cytotoxicity-effect-of-tigernut-cyperus-esculentus-extracts-on-some-selected-cancer-origin-cell-lines/

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