Cytotoxic activity of essential oil from Leaves of Myrcia splendens against A549 Lung Cancer cells

• Main Authors: Monalisa Martins Montalvão (Author), Franciel Batista Felix (Author), Edmilson William Propheta dos Santos (Author), Jileno Ferreira Santos (Author), Waldecy de Lucca Júnior (Author), Atenilton Santos Farias (Author), Adauto de Souza Ribeiro (Author), Carlos Cavaleiro (Author), Samísia Maria Fernandes Machado (Author), Ricardo Scher (Author), Cristiane Bani Corrêa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Plants of the Myrcia genus have been widely used in folk medicine to treat various diseases, including cancer. Myrcia splendens species has a diverse chemical constitution, but the biological activities of its essential oil have not been well investigated. In this study to out th...