NQO1 and cancer: On the other hand, Korashy et al.111 reported the ability of camel milk to activate both the extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic pathways as well as the capacity of camel milk to greatly reduce the activation of the cancer-promoting gene cytochrome P4501A1 (Cyp1a1) and to stimulate the gene NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1)112.