Cytotoxic effect of ethanol extract of microalga, Chaetoceros calcitrans, and its mechanisms in inducing apoptosis in human breast cancer cell line

Marine microalgae have been prominently featured in cancer research. Here, we examined cytotoxic effect and apoptosis mechanism of crude ethanol extracts of an indigenous microalga, Chaetoceros calcitrans (UPMAAHU10) on human breast cell lines. MCF-7 was more sensitive than MCF-10A with IC50 value o...

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Main Authors: Nigjeh, Siyamak Ebrahimi, Md. Yusoff, Fatimah, Mohammed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu, Pirozyan, Mehdi Rasoli, Yeap, Swee Keong, Omar, Abdul Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52001/1/52001.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52001/
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2013/783690/abs/
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Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Language: English