bacterioruberin has been researched along with Breast-Neoplasms* in 1 studies
1 other study(ies) available for bacterioruberin and Breast-Neoplasms
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Carotenoid pigment of Halophilic archaeon Haloarcula sp. A15 induces apoptosis of breast cancer cells.
The halophilic microorganisms living in extreme environments contain high concentrations of carotenoids with notable medical abilities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anticancer effect of carotenoids extracted from native Iranian halophilic microorganisms with the ability to inhibit breast cancer cell line. To begin the study, 40 halophilic strains were cultured, and 8 strains capable of producing pigmented colonies were chosen from those cultured strains. In the next step, from among 8 strains using MTT assay, 1 capable of reducing cell viability of the breast cancer MCF-7 cell line was chosen as a selective strain. The principal carotenoid was characterized using UV-visible, FT-IR spectroscopic, and LC-MASS analyses. Using real time PCR technique, the expression of genes specific for apoptosis, in the presence or absence of carotenoid, was examined. Among all strains, carotenoid extracted from strain A15 had the most potent cytotoxic effect on breast cancer cell line (IC Topics: Breast Neoplasms; Carotenoids; Female; Haloarcula; Humans; Iran; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared | 2023 |