Cytotoxic activity of extracts and crude saponins from Zanthoxylum armatum DC. against human breast (MCF-7, MDA-MB-468) and colorectal (Caco-2) cancer cell lines

Cytotoxic activity of extracts and crude saponins from Zanthoxylum armatum DC. against human breast (MCF-7, MDA-MB-468) and colorectal (Caco-2) cancer cell lines

Abstract Background Zanthoxylum armatum DC has been an important traditional plant known for its medicinal properties. It is well known for its antimicrobial, larvicidal and cytotoxic activities. Methods The potential anticancer effects of the methanol extract and the crude saponins from fruit, bark...

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Main Authors: Fiaz Alam, Qazi Najum us Saqib, Abdul Waheed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Subjects:
Zanthoxylum armatum
Saponins
Breast cancer
Colorectal cancer
MTT
NRU
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-017-1882-1

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