Putri Narrima Mohd Fauzi, Mustafa Ali Mohd, A Hamid A Hadi and Hapipah Mohd Ali
Accepted Abstracts: Nat Prod Chem Res
The Persea declinata (BI.) Kosterm belongs to the family Lauraceae, is another Persea species with potential medicinal values. It is widely distributed in Borneo, Java, Malaysia (Penang, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Selangor) and Singapore. The genus is similar with the infamously studied Persea americana, or better known as the avocado, which has demonstrated significant antioxidant and anticancer activity. However, there is no documentation of this plant being investigated chemically or biologically. This paper will discuss the antioxidant and anticancer activities of the crude extract and fractions of Persea declinata (BI.) Kosterm through DPPH and ORAC assay, and MTT assay using human breast carcinoma cells (MCF-7), human non-small cell lung cancer cells (A549) and human normal hepatic WRL-68 cell type.
