Characterizing the cytotoxic effects and several antimicrobial phytocompounds of Argemone mexicana.

ABSTRACT: Commonly called the Mexican prickly poppy, Argemone mexicana is a stress-resistant member of the Papaveraceae family of plants that has been used in traditional medicine for centuries by indigenous communities in Mexico and Western parts of the United States. This plant has been exploited to treat a wide variety of ailments, with reported antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, as well as cytotoxic effects against some human cancer cell lines. Due to its various therapeutic uses and its abundance of secondary metabolites, A. mexicana has great potential as a drug discovery candidate. Herein, the germination conditions of A. mexicana are described and the cytotoxic activities of different parts (seeds, leaves, inner vs. outer roots) of the plant from methanol or hexane extracts are prelim

SUBMITTER: Orozco-Nunnelly DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8026029 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature