CYTOTOXIC EFFECT OF GINGER ROOT (Zingiber officinale) ON LIVER AND BREAST CANCER | ||
| Zagazig Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
| Article 15, Volume 45, Issue 3, May 2018, Pages 995-1001 PDF (277.52 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/zjar.2018.49149 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nashat E.M. El-Sayeh* ; S. S. Elsaadany; R. A. Elmassry; H. T.M. Hefnawy | ||
| Agric. Biochem. Dept., Fac. Agric., Zagazig Univ., Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Cancer is a big health problem with high morbidity and mortality and possess both economic and phsychological challenges. The aim of the present study is to evaluate methanolic (80%) ginger extract for their anticancer activity using two cancer cell lines: hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HePG2) and breast carcinoma cell line (MCF7). The results showed that ginger methanolic (extract 80%) exhibited a pronounced cytotoxic effect and was found to possess a very potent inhibitory activities against hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HePG2) and breast carcinoma cell line (MCF7). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Ginger root (Zingiber officinale); antioxidant and antitumor methanolic extract | ||
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