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dc.contributor.authorCock, Ian Edwin
dc.contributor.authorSirdaarta, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorJaimeson, Nathan
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-27
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-03T02:52:47Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-02T00:20:17Z
dc.date.available2017-03-02T00:20:17Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2014-06-03T02:52:47Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/59739
dc.description.abstractRecent studies have reported that several Australian bushfood plants (including brush cherry, Davidsons plum, riberry and blue quandong) are extremely good sources of antioxidants. Antioxidants have been associated with the prevention of cancer, cardiovascular disease and neurological degenerative disorders. They are also linked with anti-diabetic bioactivities and have been associated with the reduction of obesity. Therefore, these bushfoods have potential in the treatment of a variety of diseases, including cancers. The ability of extracts prepared from selected high antioxidant Australian fruits to inhibit the growth and proliferation of HeLa (cervical cancer) and CaCo2 (colorectal cancer) cell lines was investigated in vitro to examine their potential as functional foods and anticancer agents. Several plants were identified as having profound effects on the proliferation of these cancer cell lines, indicating their potential as medicinal agents and functional foods for the prevention and treatment of cancer. Furthermore, these bushfoods do not have many of the toxicity problems associated with most anticancer agents as they are already used and accepted as super foods.
dc.description.peerreviewedNo
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationY
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameQld Bushfoods Association Annual Conference
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleQld Bushfoods Association Annual Conference
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2013-09-21
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2013-09-21
dc.relation.ispartoflocationBrisbane
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPlant Biology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode060799
dc.titleThe functional food potential of selected Australian bushfoods with high antioxidant contents
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE3 - Conferences (Extract Paper)
dc.type.codee3
gro.facultyFaculty of Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorCock, Ian E.
gro.griffith.authorP, Joseph S.


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