Inhibitory potential of anthocyanin-rich purple and red corn extracts on human colorectal cancer cell proliferation in vitro

Anthocyanin-rich foods have shown potential health benefits. The objective was to evaluate the anti-proliferative effect of anthocyanin-rich purple and red corn on HCT-116 and HT-29 human colorectal cancer cells. IC50 values ranged from 1.1 to 6.3 mg/mL, suggesting the corn extracts exhibited anti-p...

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Main Authors: Candice Mazewski, Katie Liang, Elvira Gonzalez de Mejia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464617302281