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In this study, we attempted to determine if\n Euphorbia turcomanica<\/jats:italic>\n possess any cytotoxic activity.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n Solvents extracted the plant powder with various polarities by a maceration method, and qualitative phytochemical analyzes were carried out on them to identify the constituents. On the other hand, the possible cytotoxicity of different extracts on Hela and HT-29 tumor cells was measured by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay and 50% reduction in cell survival was considered as a cytotoxic effect. Analyze of variance followed by Student-Newman-Keuls test was used to see the differences among the groups.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Phytochemical analysis of\n E. turcomanica<\/jats:italic>\n showed the presence of flavonoid, alkaloid, anthraquinone and tannin in plant aerial parts. Methanol-water, acetone, dichloromethane, methanol, and heptane extracts of\n E. turcomanica<\/jats:italic>\n significantly reduced viability of Hela cells (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.05) with inhibitory concentration 50% (IC\n 50<\/jats:sub>\n ) of 50, 90, 230, 420, and 450 \u03bcg\/ml, respectively. While methanol-water, dichloromethane, methanol, ethyl acetate, and heptane extracts were cytotoxic with IC\n 50<\/jats:sub>\n of 43, 115, 125, 250, and 390 \u03bcg\/ml, respectively (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.05), on HT-29 cells.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n \n It can be concluded that\n E. turcomanica<\/jats:italic>\n is a good candidate for further study toward cytotoxic agents.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/2277-9175.192734","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,10,20]],"date-time":"2016-10-20T06:35:55Z","timestamp":1476945355000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Phytochemical Screening and Cytotoxic Evaluation of Euphorbia turcomanica on Hela and HT-29 Tumor Cell Lines"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Mehdi","family":"Aliomrani","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Toxicology 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