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ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2022

In Vitro Study on Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on the Biological Activities of Croton tiglium L. Seeds Extracts.

Wael Mahmoud Aboulthana, Nagwa Ibrahim Omar, Amal Mohamed El-Feky, Enas Ahmed Hasan, Noha El-Sayed Ibrahim, Ahmed Mahmoud Youssef

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Article in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Wael Mahmoud AboulthanaBiochemistry Department, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St. (Former El Tahrir St.), P.O. 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4848-0731
Nagwa Ibrahim OmarBiochemistry Department, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St. (Former El Tahrir St.), P.O. 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
Amal Mohamed El-FekyPharmacognosy Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St. (Former El Tahrir St.), P.O. 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-4805-3254
Enas Ahmed HasanEgyptian Organization for Biological Products & Vaccines (Vacsera), Giza, Egypt.
Noha El-Sayed IbrahimMicrobial Biotechnology Department, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St. (Former El Tahrir St.), P.O. 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-7176-4687
Ahmed Mahmoud YoussefPackaging Materials Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St. (Former El Tahrir St.), P.O. 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-6501-6658

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Abstract

objectiveCroton tiglium L. seeds were studied against colon cancer induced chemically in rats after incorporating silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) but the body has no the ability to discrete silver or silver ions. Therefore, the present study was designed to reveal the biological activities of different C. tiglium L. seeds extracts incorporated with zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs).

resultsIt was found that C. tiglium L. seeds provided with high contents of total protein (27.43 g/100g), carbohydrate (18.29 g/100 g) and lipid (46.31 g/100 g). The chromatographic techniques revealed that concentrations of the predominant compounds increased in all studied extracts (ethanolic, aqueous and petroleum ether) after incorporating ZnO-NPs. The in vitro biological activities showed that the aqueous extract possessed the highest antioxidant and scavenging activities. It exhibited the highest inhibitory effect on α-amylase (41.89%) and acetyl cholinesterase (AChE) (23.00%) in addition to its higher anti-arthritic activity. All the biological activities increased after incorporating ZnO-NPs. It showed the highest cytotoxic activity that increased after incorporating ZnO-NPs against human colon carcinoma (CACO-2) cells. Therefore, this extract was selected for undergoing further studies on CACO-2 cells. The aqueous extract incorporated with ZnO-NPs arrested growth of CACO-2 cells at G2/M and increased percentage of total apoptotic cells and necrosis. The median lethal dose (LD50) showed that the extracts incorporated with ZnO-NPs were safer than the native extracts.

conclusionThe study showed that the aqueous extract was the most active extract that consequently exhibited promising biological activities after incorporating ZnO-NPs.

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CrotonMetal NanoparticlesNanoparticlesZinc OxideAnimalsCaco-2 CellsHumansPlant ExtractsRatsSeedsSilverPlant ExtractsSilverZinc OxideBiological activityCroton tiglium seedsGreen NanotechnologyToxicityZinc Oxide Nanoparticles

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