Phytochemical analysis and evaluation of the cytotoxic, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oils from three Plectranthus species grown in Saudi Arabia

Mothana, Ramzi; Khaled, Jamal; Noman, Omar; Kumar, Ashok; Alajmi, Mohamed; Al-Rehaily, Adnan; KÜRKÇÜOĞLU, MİNE

doi:10.1186/s12906-018-2302-x

Phytochemical analysis and evaluation of the cytotoxic, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oils from three Plectranthus species grown in Saudi Arabia

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Mothana R. A., Khaled J. M., Noman O. M., Kumar A., Alajmi M. F., Al-Rehaily A. J., ...Daha Fazla

BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, cilt.18, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 18
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s12906-018-2302-x
Dergi Adı: BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Cancers and microbial infections are still a major health problem, therefore research on new anticancer and antimicrobial agents ought to be continued. Natural products including essential oils from medicinal plants continue to be an important resource to manage various diseases. Thus, the particular objectives of this study are to investigate the chemical composition, cytotoxic, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of three Plectranthus species namely P. cylindraceus Hocst. ex Benth., P. asirensis JRI Wood and P. barbatus Andrews grown in Saudi Arabia.