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In Vitro Antitumor Activity Of Gracilaria Corticata (A Red Alga) Against Jurkat And Molt-4 Human Cancer Cell Lines, Keivan Zandi

Keivan Zandi

Gracilaria corticata is a red alga which can be collected from many sea coasts around the world such as China, India, Persian Gulf, etc. The Persian Gulf is a unique marine habitat infested with diverse seaweeds. The aim of the present study is to explore anticancer potential of the crude extracts from G. corticata which was collected from the Bushehr coast (South west of Iran). Here, different concentration of the aqueous extract from G. corticata was tested for probable antitumoral activity on Jurkat and molt-4 human lymphoblastic leukemic cell lines. The cells were treated by different concentration of algal extract …