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- noun organic chemistry Any of a group of
tannins , related toellagic acid , that have potential asanticancer drugs
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The study focused on ellagitannin, a type of phytochemical plentiful in pomegranate fruit.
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According to the study's authors, this finding suggests that ellagitannin-derived compounds have the potential to prevent hormone-dependent breast cancer.
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It is the antioxidants, and particularly ellagitannin compounds like punicalagins and punicalins, which account for about half of the fruit's antioxidant ability, that are reportedly behind the proposed health benefits.
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In laboratory experiments, scientists found that a byproduct of ellagic acid (a compound derived from ellagitannin) significantly inhibited cell growth.
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In the study, published in Cancer Prevention Research, researchers examined the impact of 10 ellagitannin-derived compounds from pomegranates on aromatase activity and breast cancer cell growth in laboratory tests.
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These vital ingredients provide the miracle molecules resveratrol and ellagitannin, as well as powerful antioxidants, phytonutrients, the cellular level to support the mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell, keeping your body feeling.
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These vital ingredients provide the miracle molecules resveratrol and ellagitannin, as well as powerful antioxidants, phytonutrients, the cellular level to support the mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell, keeping your body feeling.
WN.com - Articles related to Team Finds Promising New Drug Target For Alzheimer's 2010
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These vital ingredients provide the miracle molecules resveratrol and ellagitannin, as well as powerful antioxidants, phytonutrients, the cellular level to support the mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell, keeping your body feeling.
WN.com - Articles related to Team Finds Promising New Drug Target For Alzheimer's 2010
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These vital ingredients provide the miracle molecules resveratrol and ellagitannin, as well as powerful antioxidants, phytonutrients, the cellular level to support the mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell, keeping your body feeling.
WN.com - Articles related to Team Finds Promising New Drug Target For Alzheimer's 2010
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In the study, published in Cancer Prevention Research, researchers examined the impact of 10 ellagitannin-derived compounds from pomegranates on aromatase activity and breast cancer cell growth in laboratory tests.
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