Bauhinia purpurea leaves' extracts exhibited in vitro antiproliferative and antioxidant activities

• Main Authors: Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin, Rofiee, Mohd Salleh, Teh, Lay Kek, Salleh, Mohd Zaki, Sulaiman, Mohd Roslan, Abdullah, Muhammad Nazrul Hakim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24726/1/article1380711158_Zakaria%20et%20al.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24726/; http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-abstract/78ECC9122462
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The antiproliferative and antioxidant activities of various extracts of the leaves ofBauhinia purpurea were studied using in vitro standard assays. The aqueous and chloroform extracts successfully inhibited the proliferation of all cancer cells while the methanol extract inhibited the proliferation...