Evaluation of cytotoxic, DNA protecting and LPS induced MMP-9 down regulation activities of Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour) Spreng. essential oil.

Ramaraj Thirugnanasampandan^a,*, Gunasekar Ramya^a, Madhusudhanan Gogulramnath^a, Rajarajeswaran Jayakumar^b, M.S. Kanthimathi^b

^aLaboratory of Plant Tissue Culture and Molecular Bioprospection, PG and Research Department of Biotechnology, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, GN Mills, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

^bDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.