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Chemical composition and cytotoxic effect of <i>Largerstroemia speciosa</i> fruits essential oils
Abstract
The fruits of Largerstroemia speciosa were collected, dried and grounded. Essential oils of powdered samples were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The essential oils contained mostly hydrocarbons: Methyl cyclohexane (60.9%), methyl benzene (18.2%), o-xylene (3.04%) representing 82.14% of the total essential oil. The cytotoxicity result of LC50 value (ìg/ml) of 1.701 obtained through the
brine shrimp toxicity assay indicated that the oil is toxic.
brine shrimp toxicity assay indicated that the oil is toxic.
