Title of article
Effect of Colocynthis (Citrillus colocynthis) plant extract on leukemic cells
Author/Authors
ALSamarrae, Khulood W. Al-Nahrain University - Biotechnology Research Center, Iraq , Abdullah, Farah T. Al-Nahrain University - Biotechnology Research Center, Iraq , jawad, BasharA. Babil University - College of science, Iraq , Hussen, Wessam A. Ministry of health - Ghazi Al-Harreri hospital for special surgery, Iraq
Pages
5
From page
18
To page
22
Abstract
The present research concentrated on evaluating the biological activity of Colocynthis (Citrillus colocynthis) plant oil extract on peripheral blood cells from leukemia patients using some cytogenetic parameters. when it is added to this cell in culture media in different concentration and incubated for 72 hours at 37C, the results pointed out that cell exposed to the Citrillus extract in culture media have mitotic index near to normal ranges, and number of chromosomal aberrations in cells exposed to the Citrillus extract is less than in the leukemic cells. This study considered as an attempt in survey for anti-tumor agents in medicinal plants.
Keywords
Colocynthis , Citrillus colocynthis , plant extract , leukemic cells
Journal title
Journal Of Biotechnology Research Center
Serial Year
2010
Journal title
Journal Of Biotechnology Research Center
Record number
2673951
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