In vitro antiproliferative and antioxidant activities of the extracts of Muntingia calabura leaves.

• Main Authors: Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin, Mohamed, A. M., Mohd. Jamil, N. S., Rofiee, M. S., Hussain, Mohd Khairi, Sulaiman, Mohd Roslan, Teh, Lay Kek, Salleh, Mohd Zaki
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: World Scientific Publishing 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24481/1/In%20vitro%20antiproliferative%20and%20antioxidant%20activities%20of%20the%20extracts%20of%20Muntingia%20calabura%20leaves.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24481/; http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/ajcm
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The in vitro antiproliferative and antioxidant activities of the aqueous, chloroform and methanol extracts of Muntingia calabura leaves were determined in the present study. Assessed using the 3,(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) (MTT) assay, the aqueous and methanol extract...