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Floral pigments and its cytotoxic activity: An update

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Title Floral pigments and its cytotoxic activity: An update
 
Creator John, Jeffrina Nancy
Mascarenhas, Rhea Ana
Gangadhara, Vijayalakshmi
Abraham, Asha
 
Subject Anti-cancer agents
Cell lines
Cytotoxicity
Floral pigments
 
Description 43-53
In India, approximately 80,000 tonnes of flower waste are produced every year. The increase in floral waste has driven attention to utilise it in various fields. Flowers, with their intricate properties, are applicable in the dye, paper, incense, perfumery, and pharmaceutical industries. It can also be used for vermicomposting. The pigments extracted from temple flowers are known to show antibacterial and antifungal activity and are finding their application as anti-cancerous agents. This paper comprises an overview of the major floral pigments such as carotenoid, flavonoids and xanthophyll, which are found in temple flowers and their extraction procedures using conventional methods such as agitation, centrifugation, Soxhlet extraction and non-conventional methods such as enzymatic extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, pressurised liquid extraction and ultrasound-assisted extraction. This is followed by a brief discussion of the cytotoxic effect in vitro using cell lines such as MCF-7, HeLa, and DU145.
 
Date 2024-04-26T09:38:06Z
2024-04-26T09:38:06Z
2024-04
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/63818
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijnpr.v15i1.7361
 
Language en
 
Relation Int. cl. (2021.01)- A61K 36/00, A61P 35/00
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR,India
 
Source IJNPR Vol.15(1) [March 2024]