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Article: ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE SPRING 2001 COLLEGIATE MEETINGS.
- Article from:
- Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science
- Article date:
- July 1, 2001
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MIDDLE REGION
AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY
CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE
INVESTIGATIONS OF ANTI-CANCER COMPOUNDS FROM EXTRACTS OF ECHINACEA AND ST. JOHNS WORTS. Clifton Randell[*], Wendell Fortson, E. Lewis Myles, and Deborah Long, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee. Many compounds found in plants have anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-cancer activities. The herb Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower) produces natural compounds that may increase the efficiency of mammalian immune systems. This investigation used extracts from the dried roots of Echinacea. To test for anticarcinogenic activity, breast cancer cells (BT549) were treated ...