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Maslinic acid provides a natural defense against colon cancer

Published January 8, 2009, 7:12 am, EurekAlert!

( Universidad de Granada ) Scientists have found that the compound, present in olive skin's leaf and wax, inhibits the growth of HT29 colon-cancer cells. It may provide a useful new therapeutic strategy for the treatment of colon carcinoma. Low concentrations of maslinic acid are to be found in plants with medicinal properties, but its concentration in the waxy skin of olives may be as high as ...

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