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p. 187), recent research shows that celery contains
high levels of the bioflavonoid
apigenin which inhibits cancer growth by reducing the amount of a specific enzyme used by cancer cells.
It contains
high amounts of the flavonoids (−)- epicatechin (EC), (+)- catechin and their dimers procyanidins B2 (PB2) and B1, and other polyphenols such as quercetin, isoquercitrin (quercetin 3 - O - glucoside), quercetin 3 - O - arabinose, hyperoside (quercetin 3 - O - galactoside), naringenin, luteolin and
apigenin have also been found in minor quantities.
We show that pharmacological inhibition of CD38 results in
higher intracellular NAD + levels and that treatment of cell cultures with
apigenin decreases global acetylation as well as the acetylation of p53 and RelA - p65.
They contain
high levels of lignans, vitamin K, cucurbitacins and their derivatives (triterpenoids), flavonoids (
apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, and kaempferol), antioxidants such as beta carotene and vitamin C, and B vitamins, among other trace elements and minerals (5, 6).