Ellagitannin-rich pomegranate fruit extract (PFE) purified from pomegranate edible portion with 70 % acetone was found to have the apoptotic effects on human lung cancer A549 cells through the down-regulation of cell cycle-regulatory proteins operative in the G1 stage and inhibiting NF-κB as well as MAP kinase pathways [p38, phosphoinositide 3 kinase (PI3K)/ protein kinase B (Akt), c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk)] [6]. The gene discussed is AKT1; the disease is lung carcinoma.