Consumption preferences are given by its pleasant taste and nutritional benefits, as it is a source of antioxidants (BABAA et al., 2000) and an
anticarcinogen (YAMAGISHI et al., 2001).
The leaves are nutritive and contain
anticarcinogen principles.
androgynus has a role as antioxidative stress and
anticarcinogen, inhibiting the mutagenic genes and enzymes [16].
Melatonin as antioxidant, geroprotector and
anticarcinogen. Biochim Biophys Acta.
These compounds have numerous pharmacological activities including wounds healing, antinflammatory, antiarthritis, antioxidative, antidiabetic and
anticarcinogen (Waihenya et al., 2002; Iji et al., 2010; Saritha et al., 2010).
Several studies have shown that sesame lignans have multiple physiological functions such as antioxidant,
anticarcinogen, and antihypertensive activities as well as serum lipid-lowering effects.
papaya fruit were found to contain caffeic acid, protocatechuic acid-hexoside, sinapic acid, quercetin-3-O-rutinoside, ferulic acid, myricetin, quercetin, isorhamnetin, kaempferol, caffeoylhexose-deoxyhexose, caffeoylhexoside and gallic acid-deoxyhexoside phenolics, and these phenolic and carotenoid compounds have potent antioxidant and preventative
anticarcinogen agents in vitro and in vivo [1].
Chemopreventive efficacy of ginger, a naturally occurring
anticarcinogen during the initiation, post-initiation stages of 1,2 dimethylhydrazine-induced colon cancer.
It has been used for treating a wide range of health issues because of its qualities as an antibacterial agent, anticoagulant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant,
anticarcinogen, and neuroprotector.
Carotenoids have been reported to have multiple biological activities such as
anticarcinogen [3,4], antimutagenic activity [5] antioxidant activity [6], anti-inflamnatory action, antiprolifertive agent [7], antiatherogenic properties [8], chemopreventive agent against cancer disease in various organs like lung, stomach, colon, breast and prostate [9].