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Despite DNA damage, the inability of cells to enter apoptosis due to irregularities in apoptotic protein levels and the induction of their proliferation as a result of the increase in polyamine levels causes the development and progression of cancer. The anticancer effects of Rhus coriaria L. extracts on lung cancer, colon cancer and fibroblast cell lines were determined by MTT (3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide). Total antioxidant status (TAS) was analyzed with a commercial kit. The expression levels of genes related to apoptosis and the polyamine pathway in lung and colon cancer cell lines were analyzed by a Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) device. Rhus coriaria L. extracts were found to have anticancer effects selectively on A549 and HT-29 cancer lines. It has also been shown that Rhus coriaria L. extracts have strong antioxidant capacity and can inhibit the Xanthine Oxidase (XO) enzyme in a dose-dependent manner. Afterwards, the interactions of the molecules in extracts of Rhus coriaria L. against various proteins such as colon cancer protein (PDB ID: 3DTC and 4UYA) lung cancer protein (PDB ID: 4ZXT and 5ZMA) were examined, and their activities were compared. MM\/GBSA methods of the molecule with the best docking score are calculated as binding free energy.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/cimb48010010","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,22]],"date-time":"2025-12-22T11:43:31Z","timestamp":1766403811000},"page":"10","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Chemical Composition, Antioxidant, Enzyme Inhibition and Anticancer Activities: Effects on the Expression of Genes Related to Apoptosis and the Polyamine Pathway and Molecular Docking Analyses of Rhus coriaria L. 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