In vitro cytotoxic activity of Cymbopogon citratus L. and Cymbopogon nardus L. essential oils from Togo

Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-34

  Koffi, Koba ^a   Komla, Sandra ^a   Catherine, Guyon ^b   Christine, Raynaud ^c   Jean Pierre, Chaumont ^b   Laurence, Nicod ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ   (Togo)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Cymbopogon citratus; Cymbopogon nardus; Cytotoxicity; Essential oil; HaCaT cell line

Indexed keywords

BETA CITRAL; BETA ELEMENE; BETA EUDESMOL; BICYCLOGERMACRENE; CITRAL; CITRONELLAL; CITRONELLOL; CITRONELLYL TIGLATE; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON NARDUS EXTRACT; DELTA CADINENE; ELEMOL; ESSENTIAL OIL; FARNESENE; GAMMA EUDESMOL; GERANIOL; GERANYL ACETATE; GERMACRENE D; LIMONENE; METHYL 5 EPTEN 2 ONE; MYRCENE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SABINENE HYDRATE; TERPINEOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON NARDUS; DISTILLATION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; EPIDERMIS CELL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; KERATINOCYTE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; TOGO;

EID: 68049105296     PISSN: 1991007X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v4i1.1040     Document Type: Article

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