Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of carob tree fruit pulps are strongly influenced by Gender and cultivar

Extracts from fruit pulps of six female cultivars and two hermaphrodite Portuguese carob trees [(Ceratonia siliqua L., Fabaceae)] exhibited strong antioxidant activity and were rich in phenolic compounds. The extracts decreased the viability of different human cancer cell lines on a dose- and time-d...

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Main Author: Custódio, Luísa (author)
Other Authors: Fernandes, Eliana (author), Escapa, Ana Luísa (author), Fajardo, Alba (author), Aligué, Rosa (author), Alberício, Fernando (author), Neng, Nuno Rosa (author), Nogueira, José Manuel F. (author), Romano, Anabela (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Apoptosis
Cell cycle
Cytotoxicity
HeLa cells
Polyphenol
ROS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/6390
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/6390

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/6390

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