Evaluation of antioxidant and antitumour activities of lemon essential oil

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 1910-1915

  Yan, Huang Chun ^a   Hong, Pu ^a   Yu, Zhang Zhen ^a   Jing, Song ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Cytotoxic activity; Essential oil; Lemon

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ESSENTIAL OIL; LEMON OIL; LINOLEIC ACID; OXYGEN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

CITRUS LIMON;

EID: 78549262977     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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