Antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of phytochemicals from Quince (Cydonia vulgaris) peels

Anticancer activity of <i>Ruellia squarrosa</i> against human prostate cancer cell line

“…In the previous studies, extracts of Convolvulus arvensis have shown cytotoxic effects against Colo 205 cells (Kaur and Kalia, 2012), Morus nigra against human cervical cancer cell line (HeLa) (Qadir et al, 2014), Bidens pilosa against HeLa and KB cell lines (Sundararajan et al 2006) and Carthamus oxyacanthus against murine B16-F1 melanoma cells (Alesiani et al, 2010). We have evaluated anti-cancer activity of R. squarrosa against human prostate cancer cell lines.…”

Antiproliferative activities of several plant extracts from Turkey on rat brain tumor and human cervix carcinoma cell lines

“…It is reported that G. glabra showed biological activity similar to that of antimicrotubule drugs which are widely used for the treatment of malignancy (DiPaola et al 1999;Rafi et al 2002). The plant-derived phytochemicals are able to inhibit the proliferation and apoptosis in tumor cells and therefore there is an increasing interest in plant secondary metabolites and their antiproliferative activities (Alesiani et al 2010).…”

Drying method effects on the antioxidant activity of quince (Cydonia oblonga Miller) tea

“…The fruit of C. vulgaris, known as Quince, resembles an apple, but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. Pomes of Quince, have hard fl esh of high fl avour, but very acid, and these are largely used for marmalade, liqueur, jelly and preserves [Alesiani et al 2010]. At present, quince fruit is recognized as an important dietary source of health promoting compounds, due to its antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiulcerative properties [Fattouch et al 2007, Hamauzu et al 2005, 2006, Silva et al 2004.…”