Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference (한국독성학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2003.05a
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- Pages.64-64
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- 2003
Estrogenic activity of pomegranate extract in MCF7-ERE cells
- Cho, Minjung (College of Pharmacy, Ewha womans University) ;
- An, Jinyoung (College of Pharmacy, Ewha womans University) ;
- Yang, Soyun (College of Pharmacy, Ewha womans University) ;
- Sheen, Yhunyhong (College of Pharmacy, Ewha womans University) ;
- Ephraim, Lansky (Rimonest Ltd., Science Park Technion)
- Published : 2003.05.01
Abstract
Pomegranate, a small tree originating in Orient, belongs to Punicaceae family. The seeds contain an oil of which about 80% is rare trans 18 carbon fatty acid (punicic acid), and have highest botanical concentration of a sex steroid, estrone. Pharmacological properties of pomegranate extract have been studied, with anti-microbial, anti-parasitic, anti-viral, and anti-cancer effects. (omitted)
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