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Published on: June 2, 2023
In Vitro Cytotoxicity of Zinc Fructoborate, a Novel Zinc-Boron Active Natural Complex
C N Oancea1, A Cîmpean2, R Ion2
1PhD Student, Doctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
Abstract:
In recent years, the role of zinc in biological systems has been a subject of intense research. Zinc is required for multiple metabolic processes as a structural, regulatory, or catalytic ion. The objective of this study, was to assess the toxicity profile of a newly synthesized zinc-boron molecule on cultured cells. Zinc fructoborate, at different levels of concentration, was tested for its impact on the Vero kidney cell line (ATCC® CCL-81™) using the MTT assay. The compound exhibited a low cytotoxic effect on the cell line. Thus, our study demonstrates that the zinc fructoborate could become a promising dietary supplement molecule.
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