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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pharmacotherapy Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
ISSN: 1596-5996 EISSN: 1596-5996
Vol. 14, No. 5, 2015, pp. 777-782
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Bioline Code: pr15101
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 14, No. 5, 2015, pp. 777-782
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Cytotoxic Effect of Turkish Propolis on Liver, Colon, Breast, Cervix and Prostate Cancer Cell Lines
Turan, Ibrahim; Demir, Selim; Misir, Sema; Kilinc, Kagan; Mentese, Ahmet; Aliyazicioglu, Yuksel & Deger, Orhan
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the total polyphenolic and flavonoid contents, antioxidant power and cytotoxic
activity of ethanol extracts of Turkish propolis (EEP).
Methods: The total polyphenolic and flavonoid contents of EEP were determined by spectrometric
methods. Antioxidant power and cytotoxic activity of EEP were evaluated using ferric reducing
antioxidant power (FRAP) and MTT assays, respectively.
Results: The total polyphenolic and flavonoid contents, and FRAP value of EEP were 124.6 ± 1.5 mg
gallic acid/g sample dry weight , 42.0 ± 0.8 mg quercetin/g sample dry weight and 311.0 ± 2.5 mg
trolox/g sample dry weight, respectively. EEP exhibited powerful cytotoxic effects against the five
human cancer cell lines. The highest cytotoxic activity of Turkish EEP was demonstrated on PC-3 cell
line (IC50 = 20.7±3.4 μg/mL).
Conclusion: The results demonstrate that EEP is a good source of antioxidant and a natural antitumor
agent capable of reducing cancer cell proliferation.
Keywords
Propolis; Polyphenols; Cytotoxic effect; Cancer cell lines; Antioxidant activity
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