a tropical shrub or tree, of the family Annonaceae, native to America
The custard apple is of the genus annona but there are related, lesser known fruitssuch as the sweetsop , soursop and cherimoya
Examples of 'annona' in a sentence
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Annona muricata has been used in folk medicine for the treatment of cancer and tumors.
Soheil Zorofchian Moghadamtousi, Elham Rouhollahi, Hamed Karimian, Mehran Fadaeinasab,Mohammad Firoozinia, Mahmood Ameen Abdulla, Habsah Abdul Kadir 2015, 'The chemopotential effect of Annona muricata leaves against azoxymethane-induced colonicaberrant crypt foci in rats and the apoptotic effect of Acetogenin Annomuricin E inHT-29 cells: a bioassay-guided approach.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4393181?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Annona muricata or soursop contains acetogenin which can induce apoptosis in vitro and has cytotoxic effect.
Rosa Adelina, Intan Sari Oktoberia, Putri Reno Intan 2013, 'Annona muricata's Leaves Ethanolic Extract Enhance p53 Expression in Rat Hepatic CellsInduced by Dimethylbenz(a)Anthracene (DMBA)', ISCC (Indonesian Journal of Cancer Chemoprevention)https://ijcc.chemoprev.org/index.php/ijcc/article/view/75. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Annona coriacea was found to be self-compatible with a low reproductive efficiency in the area studied.
Marilza Silva Costa, Ricardo José Silva, Hipólito Ferreira Paulino-Neto, Mônica JoseneBarbosa Pereira 2017, 'Beetle pollination and flowering rhythm of Annona coriacea Mart. (Annonaceae) in Braziliancerrado: Behavioral features of its principal pollinators', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0171092. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Annona squamosa flavonoids were isolated from ether fraction and separated by paper chromatography with acetic acid 15% as mobile phase.
Laela Hayu Nurani, Suwidjiyo Pramono, Sudjadi 2011, 'Efek flavonoid daun srikaya (Annona squamosa (L)) terhadap pemacuan ekspresi P53 selHeLa', Indonesian Journal of Pharmacyhttp://indonesianjpharm.farmasi.ugm.ac.id/index.php/3/article/view/641. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Annona senegalensis was the most frequently cited plant (18%, p < 0.05) used in remedies against external parasites in poultry.
Sahidou Salifou, Oyéniran Thierry La Fronde Offoumon, Fadéby Modeste Gouissi, Louis-JosephPangui 2013, 'Endogenous recipes for controlling arthropod ectoparasites of domestic poultry Receitascaseiras para o controle do ectoparasita artrópode nas aves domésticas', Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterináriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612013000100119. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Annona muricata, commonly known as soursop, contains annonacin, acetogenin, and polyphenol which are known to have chemopreventive effects on cancer.
Murdani Abdullah, Ari Fahrial Syam, Sofy Meilany, Bayu Laksono, Oryza Gryagus Prabu,Heri Setiyo Bekti, Lili Indrawati, Dadang Makmun 2017, 'The Value of Caspase-3 after the Application of Annona muricata Leaf Extract in COLO-205Colorectal Cancer Cell Line', Gastroenterology Research and Practicehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4357165. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Annona muricata leaf extract elevated caspase-3 by 1.09 times compared to that of the pure cell line.
Murdani Abdullah, Ari Fahrial Syam, Sofy Meilany, Bayu Laksono, Oryza Gryagus Prabu,Heri Setiyo Bekti, Lili Indrawati, Dadang Makmun 2017, 'The Value of Caspase-3 after the Application of Annona muricata Leaf Extract in COLO-205Colorectal Cancer Cell Line', Gastroenterology Research and Practicehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4357165. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Annona muricata, also known as soursop, has been reported to show cytotoxic activities against cancer cell lines.
Rana Kavurmacı, Serap Yalcin 2017, 'The Cytotoxic Effect of Annona muricata Leaf Extract on Triple Negative Breast CancerCell Line', Proceedingshttps://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/1/10/1038. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)