Anti-cancer activity of three terminalia species and preliminary phytochemical

This study evaluated anticancer potential of three Terminalia species, Terminalia muelleri, Terminalia bellerica, and Terminalia laxiflora and also their phytochemical content were determined. Anticancer potential of the plant extracts was measured according to MTT assay. The results showed that T....

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Main Authors: Rashed, Khaled, Esa, Norhaizan, Ismail, Salmiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Jordan 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55078/
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author Rashed, Khaled
Esa, Norhaizan
Ismail, Salmiah
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Esa, Norhaizan
Ismail, Salmiah
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description This study evaluated anticancer potential of three Terminalia species, Terminalia muelleri, Terminalia bellerica, and Terminalia laxiflora and also their phytochemical content were determined. Anticancer potential of the plant extracts was measured according to MTT assay. The results showed that T. muelleri methanolic extract was active against breast cancer cell line with IC50 40 µg/mL. T. bellerica methanolic extract exerted cytotoxic effects only against colon cancer and liver cancer cell lines with IC50 of 50 and 15µg/mL, respectively. While T. laxiflora methanolic extract did not inhibit the proliferation of all cancer cell lines tested. Phytochemical investigation of the three plant species proved the presence of carbohydrates, flavonoids, tannins, and triterpenes. The methanolic extracts of T. muelleri and T. bellerica had a significant anticancer activity and so further phytochemical study to isolate and identify the bioactive molecules responsible for the observed anticancer activity is necessary.
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spelling upm-550782018-08-13T07:55:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55078/ Anti-cancer activity of three terminalia species and preliminary phytochemical Rashed, Khaled Esa, Norhaizan Ismail, Salmiah This study evaluated anticancer potential of three Terminalia species, Terminalia muelleri, Terminalia bellerica, and Terminalia laxiflora and also their phytochemical content were determined. Anticancer potential of the plant extracts was measured according to MTT assay. The results showed that T. muelleri methanolic extract was active against breast cancer cell line with IC50 40 µg/mL. T. bellerica methanolic extract exerted cytotoxic effects only against colon cancer and liver cancer cell lines with IC50 of 50 and 15µg/mL, respectively. While T. laxiflora methanolic extract did not inhibit the proliferation of all cancer cell lines tested. Phytochemical investigation of the three plant species proved the presence of carbohydrates, flavonoids, tannins, and triterpenes. The methanolic extracts of T. muelleri and T. bellerica had a significant anticancer activity and so further phytochemical study to isolate and identify the bioactive molecules responsible for the observed anticancer activity is necessary. University of Jordan 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55078/1/Anti-cancer%20activity%20of%20three%20terminalia%20species%20and%20preliminary%20phytochemical%20.pdf Rashed, Khaled and Esa, Norhaizan and Ismail, Salmiah (2016) Anti-cancer activity of three terminalia species and preliminary phytochemical. Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 9 (3). pp. 175-180. ISSN 1995-7157
spellingShingle Rashed, Khaled
Esa, Norhaizan
Ismail, Salmiah
Anti-cancer activity of three terminalia species and preliminary phytochemical
title Anti-cancer activity of three terminalia species and preliminary phytochemical
title_full Anti-cancer activity of three terminalia species and preliminary phytochemical
title_fullStr Anti-cancer activity of three terminalia species and preliminary phytochemical
title_full_unstemmed Anti-cancer activity of three terminalia species and preliminary phytochemical
title_short Anti-cancer activity of three terminalia species and preliminary phytochemical
title_sort anti-cancer activity of three terminalia species and preliminary phytochemical
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55078/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55078/1/Anti-cancer%20activity%20of%20three%20terminalia%20species%20and%20preliminary%20phytochemical%20.pdf