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ArticleACS omega2023

Spectroscopic, Biological, and Topological Insights on Lemonol as a Potential Anticancer Agent.

A Ram Kumar, S Selvaraj, Mohammad Azam, G P Sheeja Mol, N Kanagathara, Mahboob Alam, P Jayaprakash

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Article in ACS omega, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

A Ram KumarDepartment of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Thandalam, Chennai 602105, Tamil Nadu, India.
S SelvarajDepartment of Physics, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Thandalam, Chennai 602105, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-3792
Mohammad AzamDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4274-2796
G P Sheeja MolPG Department of Physics, St. Joseph's College for Women, Alappuzha 688001, Kerala, India.
N KanagatharaDepartment of Physics, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Thandalam, Chennai 602105, Tamil Nadu, India.
Mahboob AlamDepartment of Safety Engineering, Dongguk University, 123 Dongdae-ro, Gyeongju 780714, Gyeongbuk, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5188-1130
P JayaprakashDepartment of Physics, St. Joseph's Institute of Technology, OMR, Chennai 600119, Tamil Nadu, India.
Saveetha University · INDongguk University · KRKing Saud University · SASt. Joseph's Institute of Technology · INUniversity of Kerala · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A monoterpene alcohol known as lemonol was investigated experimentally as well as theoretically in order to gain insights into its geometrical structure, vibrational frequencies, solvent effects on electronic properties, molecular electrostatic potential, Mulliken atomic charge distribution, natural bond orbital, and Nonlinear Optical properties. The frontier molecular orbital energy gap values of 5.9084 eV (gas), 5.9261 eV (ethanol), 5.9185 eV (chloroform), 5.9253 eV (acetone), and 5.9176 eV (diethyl ether) were predicted, and it shows the kinetic stability and chemical reactivity of lemonol. Topological studies were conducted using Multiwfn software to understand the binding sites and weak interactions in lemonol. The antiproliferative effect of lemonol against the breast cancer cell line Michigan Cancer Foundation (MCF-7) was determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay, while nuclear damage, condensation, and reactive oxygen species generation were identified using acridine orange/ethidium bromide, propidium iodide, and dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate staining. The theoretical and experimental findings are highly correlated, confirming the structure, and the results of in vitro studies suggest that lemonol acts as a potent inhibitor against the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7, highlighting its strong antiproliferative activity.

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PMCPMC10468887
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