Cymbopogon citratus

Cymbopogon citratus

Escherichia coli. Cymbopogon citratus

E. coli

(DC) Stapf is consumed as a popular decoction owing to its nice flavor and hypotensor property. Its aqueous extract radioprotector and antimutagenic properties have been experimentally demonstrated. In addition, its DNA protective activity against UV light has been proved in plasmid DNA and bacterial models. The fractioning process is important in order to identify phytocompounds responsible for this activity. In this work, the toxicity of three fractions obtained from(essential oils, butanolic and aqueous fractions) were tested using the SOS Chromotest inchemical fractions possess cytotoxic properties inin the following order butanolic > aqueous > essentials oils. Genotoxic properties were detected in any of the fractions. View Full-Text