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) ;
- 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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