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SUBMITTER: Hew CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3708952 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hew Chaw-Sen CS Khoo Boon-Yin BY Gam Lay-Harn LH
PloS one 20130711 7
Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. belongs to the Asteraceae Family. The plant is a well-known traditional herb in South East Asia and it is widely used to treat inflammation, kidney discomfort, high cholesterol level, diabetic, cancer and high blood pressure. Our earlier study showed the presence of valuable plant defense proteins, such as peroxidase, thaumatin-like proteins and miraculin in the leaf of G. procumbens. However, the effects of these defense proteins on cancers have never been determ ...[more]