Analysis of Caffeic Acid Extraction From Ocimum gratissimum Linn. by High Performance Liquid Chromatography and its Effects on a Cervical Cancer Cell Line

• Main Authors: Je-Chiuan Ye (Author), Meen-Woon Hsiao (Author), Ching-Hung Hsieh (Author), Wei-Chien Wu (Author), Yao-Ching Hung (Author), Wei-Chun Chang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Ocimum gratissimum is a herbal medicine and caffeic acid (3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid) is one of its main components. Caffeic acid is known to control the levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, reduce the activity of cancer cells, and enhance immunity in the human body. The amounts of ca...