Research Article
Anti-Proliferative Effect and Phytochemical Analysis of Cymbopogon citratus Extract
Table 1
Phytochemical composition of aqueous extract of Cymbopogon citratus.
| Number | Compound | Extract | Reported application | Reference | Ew | E50 | % | % |
| 1 | Hydroquinone | 0.8 | ND | Treatment of melasma | [13] | 2 | Nerolidol | 24 | ND | Anticancer | [14] | 3 | -Elemene | 42 | ND | Anticancer | [15] | 4 | -Eudesmol | 12 | ND | Anticancer | [16] | 5 | Myrtenal | 4 | 0.6 | (i) Inhibits Alzheimer’s acetylcholinesterase (ii) Anticancer (iii) Insect repellent | [17] [18] [19] | 6 | Piperitone | 2.1 | 4.5 | Antimicrobial | [20] [21] | 7 | Nonadiyne | ND | 0.6 |
Inhibits the release of endogenous nitric oxide | [22] | 8 | α-Cubebene | ND | 0.5 | Cytotoxic and antimicrobial | [23] | 9 | α-Copaene | ND | 0.3 | Antidiabetic | [24] | 10 | L-calamenene | ND | 0.2 | Anticancer | [25] | 11 | Elemol | ND | 41 | Antimosquitoes | [26] | 12 | Humulene | ND | 4 | Anti-inflammatory and inhibits the generation of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-) and interleukin-1 (IL1) | [27] | 13 | Caryophyllene | ND | 0.9 | Antiulcerogenic and anti-inflammatory | [28] | 14 | Cubenol | ND | 2 | Cytotoxic effect | [29] | 15 | Cubebol | ND | 4.7 | Mosquito larvicidal activity | [30] | 16 | Carvone | 0.7 | 2 | Sprout suppression and antifungal activity in potato | [31] | 17 | -Eudesmol | ND | 45 | Antimutagenic Antiangiogenic | [32] [33] | 18 | Nonanenitrile | ND | 0.9 | Antipancreatitis and antiulcerogenic | [34] |
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ND: not detected.
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