made from the buds and young leaves of the tea plant which are steamed and dried, whilst
undergoing minimal oxidation. The MTT assay was used to test the extract on the effect of
the proliferation of the colorectal cancer cell line, HT-29. The extract inhibited the
proliferation of HT-29 cells with an IC 50 of 87 μg/ml. The extract increased the levels of
caspase-3,-8, and-9 activity in the cells. DNA damage in 3T3-L1 normal cells was detected …