Phytochemical analysis and in vitro anti-proliferative activity of Viscum album ethanolic extracts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Viscum album L. (Santalaceae), commonly known as mistletoe, is a hemiparasitic plant traditionally used in complementary cancer treatment. Its antitumor potential is mostly attributed to the presence of aqueous soluble metabolites; however, the use of ethanol as solvent also permits the extraction of pharmacological compounds with antitumor potential. The clinical efficacy of mistletoe therapy inspired the present work, which focuses on ethanolic extracts (V. album "mother tinctures", MT) prepared from different host trees.

Methods

Samples from three European subspecies (album, austriacum, and abietis) were harvested, and five different V. album-MT strains were prepared. The following phytochemical analyses were performed: thin layer chromatography (TLC), high-per

SUBMITTER: Holandino C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7346636 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature