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Extracts of microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis and Dunaliella salina are tested for their anti-cancer effect on various cell lines. The former showed potent cytotoxic activity against colon cancer.
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The article stresses the beneficial effect of carotenoids especially astaxanthin on the prevention of cancer , colon cancer in particular.
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This page is a summary of: Cytotoxic activity of carotenoid rich fractions from Haematococcus pluvialis
and Dunaliella salina
microalgae and the identification of the phytoconstituents using LC-DAD/ESI-MS, Phytotherapy Research, November 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5976.
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