Antioxidant and anticancer activity of Spirulina platensis water extracts

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 846-851

  Zaid, Abeer A Abu ^a,b   Hammad, Doaa M ^a,c   Sharaf, Eman M ^a,d  

^a TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

^c National Water Research Centre   (Egypt)

^d PLANT PATHOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anticancer activity; Antioxidant; Spirulina platensis; Water extracts

Indexed keywords

BUTYLCRESOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SPIRULINA EXTRACT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DPPH RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN;

EID: 84942133520     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2015.846.851     Document Type: Article

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