ROSMARINIC ACID: A REVIEW OF ITS ANTICANCER ACTION
Edith Cristina Laignier Cazedey*, Vanessa D'Amaro Juodinis; Hérida Regina Nunes Salgado
ABSTRACT
Rosmarinic acid is an ester of caffeic acid and 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl lactic acid commonly found in plants belonging to the Boraginaceae and the subfamily Nepetoideae of the Lamiaceae family. The compound has a number of important biological activities, e.g. antiviral, antibacterial, antiinflammatory, anticancer and antioxidant. This review shall focus on the reported anticancer activities of rosmarinic acid and discuss its therapeutic potential against a variety of cancers including colon and skin cancer.
Keywords: Rosmarinic acid, anticancer, skin cancer, colon cancer.
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