Kenaf seed oil from supercritical carbon dioxide fluid extraction induced G1 phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in leukemia cells

• Main Authors: Foo, Jhi Biau, Saiful Yazan, Latifah, Chan, Kim Wei, Md. Tahir, Paridah, Ismail, Maznah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23891/1/238911.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23891/; http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-abstract/7142EF734148

This study was designed to determine the cytotoxic effects of kenaf seed oil (Hibiscus cannabinus) variety V36 extracted using supercritical carbon dioxide fluid extraction (SFE) with different combinations of pressure (bars) and temperature (°C). Extracted oils were tested on human promyelocytic HL...