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Selective cytotoxicity of Aniba rosaeodora essential oil towards epidermoid cancer cells through induction of apoptosis.
Mutation research - 10 Jan 2011
Sœur Jérémie, Marrot Laurent, Perez Philippe, Iraqui Ismail, Kienda Guy, Dardalhon Michèle, Meunier Jean-Roch, Averbeck Dietrich, Huang Meng-Er
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Essential oils are complex mixtures of odorous and volatile compounds derived from secondary plant metabolism. They can be isolated from many plants by mechanical pressing or hydro- and steam-distillation and are known to induce a wide range of biological effects through their antibacterial, antifungal, cytotoxic, antioxidant and antimutagenic activities. In order to explore their beneficial properties on human...
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