Increased fucoxanthin in Chaetoceros calcitrans extract exacerbates apoptosis in liver cancer cells via multiple targeted cellular pathways
In this study, anti-proliferative effects of C. calcitrans extract and its fucoxanthin rich fraction (FxRF) were assessed on human liver HepG2 cancer cell line. Efficacy from each extract was determined by cytotoxicity assay, morphological observation, and cell cycle analysis. Mechanisms of action o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Biotechnology Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215017X18302443 |