Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

In vitro antiproliferative potential of crude extracts from Carica papaya L. (Caricaceae) black seeds against prostate cancer cell lines'

Benson Mcheza Kateihwa
  • Benson Mcheza Kateihwa
  • Department of Global Health and Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Hulda Swai
  • Hulda Swai
  • Department of Global Health and Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Jeremiah Waweru Gathirwa
  • Jeremiah Waweru Gathirwa
  • Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drug Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), P. O. Box 54840 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Elingarami Sauli
  • Elingarami Sauli
  • Department of Global Health and Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 13 January 2022
  •  Accepted: 21 April 2022
  •  Published: 30 April 2022

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