Study of cytotoxic activity, podophyllotoxin, and deoxypodophyllotoxin content in selected<i>Juniperus</i>species cultivated in Poland

Abstract

Juniperus sp. can be considered as an alternative source of podophyllotoxin and deoxypodophyllotoxin. Cytotoxic activity of podophyllotoxin and selected leaf extracts of Juniperus sp. against a set of leukemia cell lines was demonstrated.