Sharifiyan, Fatemeh

[ 1 ] - Cytotoxic effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) flowers and isolated ursolic acid on B16f10 melanoma cells

Background: Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and it has the highest rate of growth among different types of cancers. Ursolic acid (UA), a natural pentacyclic triterpenoid, is a major bioactive compound in several traditional medicinal plants including pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) flower. UA has very important biological and pharmacological functions. Objective: In this study...