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AJBLS · Lens · Unlocking the Health Benefits of Browntop Millet: Antioxidant and Anticancer Activity of Phenolic Extracts

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Article · Volume 14, Issue 2 · pp. 441–449

Unlocking the Health Benefits of Browntop Millet: Antioxidant and Anticancer Activity of Phenolic Extracts

Saddique Choudhury1, Megha Mallapura Lakshmana1, Sunil Sihag1, Jayanthi Mallappa Kumar2

  1. 1Department of Pharmacology, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, INDIA.
  2. 2Department of Pharmacology, Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur, Karnataka, INDIA.

Abstract

Background: Browntop Millet (BTM) bran and seed extracts were evaluated for phenolic distribution, antioxidant (DPPH, FRAP) and anticancer (SRB assay on MDA-MB-231) activities.Results: Bound phenolic-husk extract showed highest antioxidant; bound phenolic-rice extract showed strongest antiproliferative effect.Conclusion: BTM is a potential natural source of antioxidants and antiproliferative agents.

Keywords: Browntop millet; Antioxidant; Anticancer

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