MTOR and colonic neoplasm: Kapral et al. [83] reported that phytic acid could regulate proliferation and apoptosis markers in colon cancer cells by suppressing the expression and activity of key components such as AKT/mTOR (serine/threonine-protein kinase and mammalian target of rapamycin), AKT1 kinase, and p70S6K1 (ribosomal protein S6 kinase β-1).