Evaluation of cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activities of extracts and lectins from Moringa oleifera seeds.

Evaluation of cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activities of extracts and lectins from Moringa oleifera seeds.

BACKGROUND: The extract from Moringa oleifera seeds is used worldwide, especially in rural areas of developing countries, to treat drinking water. M. oleifera seeds contain the lectins cmol and WSMoL, which are carbohydrate-binding proteins that are able to reduce water turbidity because of their co...

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Main Authors: Larissa Cardoso Corrêa Araújo, Jaciana Santos Aguiar, Thiago Henrique Napoleão, Fernanda Virgínia Barreto Mota, André Luiz Souza Barros, Maiara Celine Moura, Marília Cavalcanti Coriolano, Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coelho, Teresinha Gonçalves Silva, Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3857229?pdf=render

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