Eupalitin from Asparagus falcatus (Linn.) has anti-cancer activity and induces activation of caspases 3/7 in human colorectal tumor cells
Raza Murad Ghalib1*, Sayed Hasan Mehdi2, Rokiah Hashim2, Othman Sulaiman2, Fiona How Ni Foong1, B. M. Khadeer Ahamed3, Amin Malik Shah Abdul Majid3 and Faiyaz Ahmed4
1Department of Chemistry, Kulliyaah of Science, IIUM, Kuantan, Malaysia.
2School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden–11800, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
3Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden–11800, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
4Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt of India, Pudukkottai Road, Thanjavur 613 005, Tamil Nadu, India.
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