Green tea catechins: nature's way of preventing and treating cancer

M Farhan - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Green tea's (Camellia sinensis) anticancer and anti-inflammatory effects are well-known.
Catechins are the most effective antioxidants among the physiologically active compounds …

Current understanding of polyphenols to enhance bioavailability for better therapies

M Aatif - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, plant polyphenols have become a popular focus for the development of
novel functional foods. Polyphenols, a class of bioactive compounds, including flavonoids …

Understanding the prooxidant action of plant polyphenols in the cellular microenvironment of malignant cells: Role of copper and therapeutic implications

M Farhan, A Rizvi - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plant derived polyphenolic compounds are considered critical components of human
nutrition and have shown chemotherapeutic effects against a number of malignancies …

Anticarcinogenic potentials of tea catechins

XX Li, C Liu, SL Dong, CS Ou, JL Lu, JH Ye… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Catechins are a cluster of polyphenolic bioactive components in green tea. Anticarcinogenic
effects of tea catechins have been reported since the 1980s, but it has been controversial …

Current understanding of flavonoids in cancer therapy and prevention

M Farhan, A Rizvi, M Aatif, A Ahmad - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a major cause of death worldwide, with multiple pathophysiological
manifestations. In particular, genetic abnormalities, inflammation, bad eating habits …

Curcumin and its derivatives induce apoptosis in human cancer cells by mobilizing and redox cycling genomic copper ions

MAI Alhasawi, M Aatif, G Muteeb, MW Alam, ME Oirdi… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Turmeric spice contains curcuminoids, which are polyphenolic compounds found in the
Curcuma longa plant's rhizome. This class of molecules includes curcumin …

Pomegranate juice anthocyanidins induce cell death in human cancer cells by mobilizing intracellular copper ions and producing reactive oxygen species

M Farhan, A Rizvi, F Ali, A Ahmad, M Aatif… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Anthocyanidins are the most abundant polyphenols in pomegranate juice. This class of
molecules includes Delphinidin (Del), Cyanidin (Cya), and Pelargonidin (Pel). Using …

[HTML][HTML] Microencapsulation of green tea polyphenols: Utilizing oat oil and starch-based double emulsions for improved delivery

H Aktaş, A Napiórkowska, A Szpicer… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The stability and bioavailability of green tea polyphenols, crucial for their health benefits, are
compromised by environmental sensitivity, limiting their use in functional foods and …

Soy isoflavones induce cell death by copper-mediated mechanism: Understanding its anticancer properties

M Farhan, M El Oirdi, M Aatif, I Nahvi, G Muteeb… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer incidence varies around the globe, implying a relationship between food and cancer
risk. Plant polyphenols are a class of secondary metabolites that have recently attracted …

New Ruthenium (II)-arene complexes appended curcumin based hydrazones: Synthesis, spectral characterization, anti-oxidant and anticancer studies

M Dhatchinamoorthy, E Gobinath, S Parveen… - Chemical Papers, 2023 - Springer
Curcumin derived Schiff bases and their half-sandwich Ru (II) arene complexes were
synthesized and characterized via various spectral techniques. Spectral analysis confirmed …