Determination of Antioxidant and Anticancer Activities of C. Sativa Leaf Extracts on MCF7 Human Breast Cancer Cell Line

Year 2023, Volume: 5 Issue: 3, 472 - 7, 18.09.2023

Fadime Beyazyüz , Elif Gülbahçe Mutlu , Serife Alpa , Fatma Zehra Erbayram , Fatma Nur Türkoğlu , Şemsettin Kulaç

https://doi.org/10.37990/medr.1276955

Abstract

Aim: In this study, it was aimed to determine the total phenolic content, flavonoid content, and antioxidant activity of Castanea sativa Mill. (chestnut) leaf extract and their anti-proliferative effect on MCF 7 cell line.
Materials and Methods: It determined antioxidant capacities by using DPPH assay, total phenolic content by using Folin-Ciocaltaeu method and Total flavonoid content by aluminum chloride colorimetric method in the ethanolic extracts of Chesnut leaf. In addition, the anti-proliferative effect of chestnut leaf extract was determined by XTT method in MCF7 breast cell line. The leaf extract used was applied at different concentrations for 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours and the results were evaluated with the Graphpad Prism software program.
Results: In this study, it was revealed that the total phenolic contents of ethanolic extracts of chestnut leaf 58,22 mg GAE/g. Total flavonoid content was 64,62 mg QE/g. The DPPH activity of the leaf extract of chestnut was 80.06%. Moreover, findings showed that Chestnut leaf extract had cytotoxic effect against breast cancer cells depends on concentration and time. The 24h, 48h and 72h most effective IC50 dose were 100.1 μL ,193 μL 15.23 μL, respectively.
Conclusion: Chestnut has potential antiproliferative and antioxidant activities in conjunction with its high phenolic and flavonoid content on the MCF-7 cell line. However, more studies are needed.

Keywords

Antioxidant properties, anticancer, chestnut, C. sativa, MCF-7.

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