Volume : 3, Issue : 10, OCT 2017

CYTOTOXICITY OF TAMILNADIA ULIGINOSA RETZ.TIRVENG & SASTRE (RUBIACEAE)

DR. DEEPTHYMOL M.J., DR. PRAVEEN DHAR T.

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Cytotoxicity assays are widely used by the pharmaceutical industry to screen for cytotoxicity in compound librariesFor the cytotoxic effect of the fraction against the brine shimpnaupili was tested and relative toxicity was analysed. The significant lethality indicated the presence of potent cytotoxic components in the fraction. This may be mainly due to the presence of the active phyto constituents in the plant, particularly in the fruits observed during the present study.

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