Purified Essential Oil from Ocimum sanctum Linn. Triggers the Apoptotic Mechanism in Human Breast Cancer Cells

Manaharan T 1 , Thirugnanasampandan R 2 , Jayakumar R 3 , Kanthimathi MS 3 , Ramya G 2 , Ramnath MG 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Centre of Research for Computational Sciences and Informatics in Biology, Bio-industry, Environment, Agriculture and Healthcare (CRYSTAL), 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Biotechnology, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, GN Mills, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
  • 3 Centre of Research for Computational Sciences and Informatics in Biology, Bio-industry, Environment, Agriculture and Healthcare (CRYSTAL), 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pharmacogn Mag, 2016 May;12(Suppl 3):S327-31.
PMID: 27563220 DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.185738

Abstract

Essential oil of Ocimum sanctum Linn. exhibited various pharmacological activities including antifungal and antimicrobial activities. In this study, we analyzed the anticancer and apoptosis mechanisms of Ocimum sanctum essential oil (OSEO).

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