Amir Rastgoo

[ 1 ] - Evaluation of the cytotoxic activity of crocin and safranal using potato disc and brine shrimp assays

Introduction: In this study, two constituents of saffron stigma (crocin and safranal) were tested for possible cytotoxic and antitumoral activity using brine shrimp and potato disc assays. Methods: In the brine shrimp assay, three wells containing 10 nauplii were tested for each concentration. After 24h, the number of the nauplii was counted. To investigate the antimicrobial activity of safr...