The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the phytochemical contents and antioxidant activity of 80%
methanol extracts of three selected fruits of Artocarpus species namely, Artocarpus odoratissimus (tarap), Artocarpus
kemando (pudu) and Artocarpus integer (cempedak). The total phenolic, total flavonoid and total carotenoid contents of
different parts of the fruits (peel, flesh and seed) were analyzed spectrophotometrically. The antioxidant properties were
assessed by DPPH, FRAP and ABTS method. The total phenolic content of all parts of the fruits ranging from 3.53 to 42.38
mg GAE/g of dry sample. The total flavonoid was in the range of 0.82 to 36.78 mg CE/g of dry sample whereas the total
carotenoid ranging from 0.67 to 3.30 mg ß-carotene/g of dry sample. The peel and seed displayed higher phytochemical
contents (as compared with the flesh) and were found to be efficient radical scavengers and reducing agents. Total
phenolic and total flavonoid contents were significantly correlated with the antioxidant activities. However, the total
carotenoid was weakly correlated with the antioxidant activities. Due to the findings of this research, it is observed that
the phytochemical compounds are the major contributor to the antioxidant activities. A. odoratissimus has the potential
to be used as antioxidant agents due to high phytochemical contents and high antioxidant activity for all tested methods
Objective: Previous studies have shown milk to contain cancer inhibitors. In this context, this study was conducted to screen the potential cytotoxic properties of four different types of milk, namely cow's milk, goat's milk, mare's milk and human milk.
Methods: In evaluating the cytotoxic properties of milk, two different human leukemia cell lines namely, Raji and CEM-SS were used. The treated and untreated cells of milk were cultured at 37°C in 5% CO2 for 5 days according to standard guidelines. The CellTiter 96® Aqueous (MTS) assay was carried out on the first, third and fifth days to measure cell viability. The percentage of cell viability was determined by comparing the optical density of the treated cells against the untreated controls. One-way ANOYA at p