Preliminary cytotoxicity studies in AGS cell line of Tagete patula L., Cotoneaster horizontalis D. and Rosmarinus officinalis L. components

Abstract

[Excerpt] The interest in plants as potential sources of bioactive molecules with application in different areas from cosmetics to pharmaceuticals, as well as from biopesticides to the food industry is increasing. Essential oils are of particularly relevance as insecticidal, fumigant, attractive and repellent activities against a broad spectrum of insects with some selectivity [1-4]. [...]