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| Danciu,Corina; Vlaia,Lavinia; Fetea,Florinela; Hancianu,Monica; Coricovac,Dorina E; Ciurlea,Sorina A; M Şoica,Codruţa; Marincu,Iosif; Vlaia,Vicentiu; Dehelean,Cristina A; Trandafirescu,Cristina. |
| BACKGROUND: Curcuma longa Linnaeus and Zingiber officinale Roscoe are two main representatives ofZingiberaceae family studied for a wide range of therapeutic properties, including: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic, antibacterial, analgesic, immunomodulatory, proapoptotic, anti-human immunodeficiency virus properties and anticancer effects. This study was aimed to analyse the ethanolic extracts of Curcuma rhizome (Curcuma longa Linnaeus) and Zingiber rhizome (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) in terms of polyphenols, antioxidant activity and anti-melanoma potential employing the B164A5 murine melanoma cell line. RESULTS: In order to evaluate the total content of polyphenols we used Folin-Ciocâlteu method. The antioxidant activity of the two... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Curcuma longa Linnaeus; Zingiber officinale Roscoe; Polyphenols; Antioxidant; Melanoma. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602015000100001 |
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