What is it about?
Mastic gum resin (MGR) is an important part of Pistacia tree, we have shown for the first time that this product has anticancer effect using in vitro experimental techniques.
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Why is it important?
Our finding demonstrated that a cheap plant metabolite can fight cancer easily and protect the human from this dreaded disease.
Perspectives
Making such a research alone really impressed me as I have faced too many difficulties during the work and publication payment. This article also encourages other researchers to work harder and stand strongly against all obstacles.
Dr Heshu Sulaiman Rahman
Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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This page is a summary of: Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant and anticancer activities of mastic gum resin from Pistacia atlantica subspecies kurdica, OncoTargets and Therapy, August 2018, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/ott.s170827.
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