Effect of rosehip (Rosa canina L.) phytochemicals on stable free radicals and human cancer cells
Abstract
Rosehip (Rosa canina) tea was separated into vitamin C, flavonoid and phenolic-acid fractions. Rosehip flavonoids showed high antioxidant activity against DPPH radicals and inhibited growth of HeLa, MCF7 and HT-29 cancer cells, confirming that vitamin C and flavonoids drive antioxidant activity while polyphenols contribute antiproliferative activity.
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Tumbas, V.T., Canadanovic-Brunet, J.M., Cetojevic-Simin, D.D., Cetkovic, G.S. and others (2011) 'Effect of rosehip (Rosa canina L.) phytochemicals on stable free radicals and human cancer cells', Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 92(6), pp. 1273-1281. doi:10.1002/jsfa.4695
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