Proceedings of the PSK Conference (대한약학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2003.04a
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- Pages.177.2-178
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- 2003
Estrogenic activity of Pomegranate extract in MCF7-ERE cells
- Cho, Min-Jung (Department of Pharmacy, Ewha womans University) ;
- An, Jin-Young (Department of Pharmacy, Ewha womans University) ;
- Sheen, Yhuny-Hong (Department of Pharmacy, Ewha womans University) ;
- Lansky, Ephraim (Rimonest Ltd.,Science Park Technio) ;
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Kong, Gu
(college of Medicine, Hanyang University)
- Published : 2003.04.01
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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