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Antibiotics
Research from Wuhan University in the area of antibiotics described
April 21st, 2009
According to recent research from Wuhan, People's Republic of China, "Aim of the study: Lindera strychnifolia (LS) is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. In the present study, we investigated cytotoxicity and antibacterial activity of essential oils and various fractions of ethanol extract of LS to explore the active components of LS and their pharmacological effects." "The in vitro cytotoxicities of essential oils and various solvent fractions of LS on three human cancer cell lines (A549, HeLa and Hep G2) and a non-cancerous cell line (HUVEC) were examined using a modified MTT assay. And by using agar disc diffusion and broth microdilution methods, the...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-04-21)
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