Green tea catechins: nature's way of preventing and treating cancer

M Farhan - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Green tea's (Camellia sinensis) anticancer and anti-inflammatory effects are well-known.
Catechins are the most effective antioxidants among the physiologically active compounds …

Role of phytochemicals in cancer prevention

A Ranjan, S Ramachandran, N Gupta… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The use of synthetic, natural, or biological agents to minimize the occurrence of cancer in
healthy individuals is defined as cancer chemoprevention. Chemopreventive agents inhibit …

Current understanding of polyphenols to enhance bioavailability for better therapies

M Aatif - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, plant polyphenols have become a popular focus for the development of
novel functional foods. Polyphenols, a class of bioactive compounds, including flavonoids …

Curcumin and its derivatives induce apoptosis in human cancer cells by mobilizing and redox cycling genomic copper ions

MAI Alhasawi, M Aatif, G Muteeb, MW Alam, ME Oirdi… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Turmeric spice contains curcuminoids, which are polyphenolic compounds found in the
Curcuma longa plant's rhizome. This class of molecules includes curcumin …

Recent advances in anticancer activities and drug delivery systems of tannins

Y Cai, J Zhang, NG Chen, Z Shi, J Qiu… - Medicinal Research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Tannins, polyphenols in medicinal plants, have been divided into two groups of
hydrolysable and condensed tannins, including gallotannins, ellagitannins, and (–) …

Anticancer therapeutic effects of green tea catechins (GTCs) when integrated with antioxidant natural components

JW Oh, M Muthu, SSC Pushparaj, J Gopal - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
After decades of research and development concerning cancer treatment, cancer is still at
large and very much a threat to the global human population. Cancer remedies have been …

Novel antibacterials: alternatives to traditional antibiotics

JW Betts, M Hornsey, RM La Ragione - Advances in microbial physiology, 2018 - Elsevier
With the advent of the global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis, our arsenal of effective
antibiotics is diminishing. The widespread use and misuse of antibiotics in human and …

Soy isoflavones induce cell death by copper-mediated mechanism: Understanding its anticancer properties

M Farhan, M El Oirdi, M Aatif, I Nahvi, G Muteeb… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer incidence varies around the globe, implying a relationship between food and cancer
risk. Plant polyphenols are a class of secondary metabolites that have recently attracted …