Chlorophyllin Inhibits Mammalian Thioredoxin Reductase 1 and Triggers Cancer Cell Death

• Main Authors: Shibo Sun (Author), Yici Zhang (Author), Weiping Xu (Author), Yue Zhang (Author), Rui Yang (Author), Jianli Guo (Author), Shui Guan (Author), Qiang Ma (Author), Kun Ma (Author), Jianqiang Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Food colorants are widely used by humans in food production and preparation; however, their potential toxicity requires an in-depth analysis. In this study, five out of 15 commercial food colorants, namely, lutein, betanin, caramel, crocin and chlorophyll, significantly inhibited wild type selenopro...