AKT1 and malignant colon neoplasm: BG has many health-promoting properties: BG prevented the growth and induced apoptosis of HT29 colon cancer cells via phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway, suggesting that BG may be effective in the therapy of colon cancer (9); BG had potential beneficial effects in the treatment of diabetes by increasing in the numbers of monocytes and granulocytes, and decreasing lymphocyte proliferation (10); BG has anti-allergic actions and may be beneficial as functional food in the prevention of allergic disorders (11).