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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| Language: | English |
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Associazione Italiana Giovani Medici
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.embj.org/embj/antioxidant-screening-and-cytotoxicity-effect-of-tigernut-cyperus-esculentus-extracts-on-some-selected-cancer-origin-cell-lines/ |