Evaluation of the cytotoxic potential of extracts from the genus Passiflora cultived in Brazil against cancer cells

Abstract

Abstract20 This work aimed to evaluate the cytotoxic potential against cancer cells of Passiflora genus 21 plant species cultivated in Brazil and identify the mechanism of cytotoxicity induced by the 22 most promising extract. Leaf extracts from 14 Passiflora (P.) species were obtained ASE and 23 in vitro cytotoxicity evaluated against cancer cell lines using MTT assay at a single . CC-BY 4.0 International license It is made available under a (which was not peer-reviewed) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.