Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of essential oils from 22 Guatemalan medicinal plants for in vitro activity against cancer and established cell lines

Andrew Byron Miller
  • Andrew Byron Miller
  • College of Life Sciences, Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, UT USA.
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Rex Gordon Cates
  • Rex Gordon Cates
  • College of Life Sciences, Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, UT USA.
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Kim O’Neill
  • Kim O’Neill
  • College of Life Sciences, Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, UT USA.
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Juan Alfonso Fuentes Soria
  • Juan Alfonso Fuentes Soria
  • Secretaria General del Consejo, Superior Universitario de Centroamerica (CSUCA), Ave. Las Americas 1-03, Zona 14, Interior Club Los Arcos, Guatemala City, Guatermala.
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Luis Vicente Espinoza
  • Luis Vicente Espinoza
  • Benson Agriculture and Food Institute, Welfare Services, Salt Lake City, Utah (UT), USA.
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Ballantines Fabrizio Alegre
  • Ballantines Fabrizio Alegre
  • College of Life Sciences, Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, UT USA.
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Jose Vicente Martinez
  • Jose Vicente Martinez
  • Facultad de Agronomía, Edificio T-8, Ciudad Universitaria, Zona No.12, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
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Dany Raul Arbizu
  • Dany Raul Arbizu
  • Benson Institute Guatemala, Chiquimula, Guatemala.
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  •  Received: 24 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 21 December 2017
  •  Published: 17 January 2018

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