Citrus Scent Inhibits Liver Cancer As main component of essential oils, terpenes can inhibit the growth of different cancer cells. Researchers from the Ruhr-University Bochum headed by Prof Dr Hanns Hatt have analysed this process in liver cancer cells in detail. They shed light upon the molecular mechanisms that resulted in cancer cells stop growing,Continue reading “Citrus Scent Inhibits Liver Cancer”
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Peel and pulp of citrus fruits inhibit cancer and good for kidney and heart health
MCP is a derivative of pectin; a soluble dietary fibre found in the peel and pulp of citrus fruits [20], and has inhibitory effects on the progression of several animal models of cancer [24], [30]. MCP is rich in β-galactoside residues and binds to the carbohydrate recognition domain of galectin-3 [22], [23] thereby impairing theContinue reading “Peel and pulp of citrus fruits inhibit cancer and good for kidney and heart health”