| Literature DB >> 22480321 |
Luana Quassinti1, Giulio Lupidi, Filippo Maggi, Gianni Sagratini, Fabrizio Papa, Sauro Vittori, Armandodoriano Bianco, Massimo Bramucci.
Abstract
This study was undertaken to assess the antioxidant and antiproliferative potential of the essential oil of Hypericum hircinum L. subsp. majus (Aiton) N. Robson. Analysis of the oil composition revealed that sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (69.3%) dominate, cis-β-guaiene, δ-selinene and (E)-caryophyllene being the most representative. Significant values of antioxidant activity were found using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging assays. The essential oil revealed antiproliferative activity as evaluated on human glioblastoma (T98G), human prostatic adenocarcinoma (PC3), human squamous carcinoma (A431) and mouse melanoma (B16-F1) tumour cell lines by MTT assay.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22480321 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2012.677044
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Prod Res ISSN: 1478-6419 Impact factor: 2.861