Leaf extract from Cassia alata L. ("Akapulko") induces quinone reductase and competes for estrogen receptor binding indicating cancer chemopreventive property
Hexane extract from the leaves of akapulko (Cassia alata L.) was tested for its chemopreventive properties using the quinone reductase and the estrogen binding assays. The quinone reductase assay determines the ability of an extract to induce the production of quinone reductase, a Phase ll enzyme th...
| Published in: | Philippine Agricultural Scientist, The (Formerly the Philippine Agriculturist) Vol. 88, no. 2 (Jun. 2005), 175-178 |
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| Language: | English |
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2005
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