Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the potential anticancer activity of Origanum majorana (marjoram) (O. marjorana) on the fibrosarcoma cancer cell line HT-1080 through various in-vitro assays. Methods: Crude extracts were prepared from O. marjorana using ethanol, methanol and water as the solvents following standard protocols. Cytotoxicity was assessed using MTT assay, trypan blue dye exclusion, AO/EB staining and fluorescence microscopical analysis and DNA fragmentation analysis. Results: Ethanol extract has shown significant cytotoxicity (P<0.001) to fibrosarcoma and least toxicity to normal human lymphocytes when compared to the controls. Conclusions: This study shows that O. marjorana ethanol extract has anticancer potentials and can be explored further for active component isolation, identification and characterization.

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