“…Ellagic acid (EA) (4,4',5',5,6,6'-hexahydroxy diphenic acid 2,6,2',6'-dilactone) is a naturally occurring phenolic lactone compound abundant in berries, pomegranate and other plant foods (Talcott and Lee, 2002). It has wide array of biological properties such as antioxidative (Festa et al, 2001), antiinfl ammatory (Iino et al, 2002), anticarcinogenic (Stoner et al, 1999), antiviral, antibacterial (Atta-Ur-Rahman et al, 2001) and antiproliferative properties (Losso et al, 2004) both in vivo and in vitro. The aim of this study was to evaluate the modulatory role of EA by determining ACF the precancerous lesions, lipid peroxidation, enzymic and non-enzymic antioxidants and histopathological alterations in DMH-induced colon carcinogenic rats.…”