Chemical Characterization and Cytotoxic Potential of a Chloroform Fraction Obtained from Marine Plant Thalassia testudinum

Riera-Romo M¹, Marrero Delange D^2*, Hernandez-Balmaseda I¹, Gonzalez K², Pérez-Martínez D³, Manso-Vargas A³, Labrada M⁴, Rodeiro Guerra I^5* and Vanden Berghe W¹

¹Pharmacology Department, Institute of Marine Sciences, Havana, Cuba

²Chemistry Department, Institute of Marine Sciences, Havana, Cuba

³Tumor Immunology Direction, Centre of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba

⁴Immunobiology Division, Centre of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba

⁵Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

^*Corresponding Author(s): Marrero Delange D, Chemistry Department, Institute of Marine Sciences, Havana, Cuba, Tel: +5378819812 Email: Rodeiro Guerra I, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium Email:

Keywords: T. testudinum; Chloroform fraction; Palmitic acid; Cytotoxicity; Human cancer cells; Human endothelial cells

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