3.4. EOs inhibited MIA PaCa-2 colony formation
MIA PaCa-2 cells were treated with essential oil extracts after
48 h in the concentration ranging from (5–20 lg/ml) and the
results showed significant dose dependent inhibition of the pancreatic cancer cells as depicted in Fig. 5. Percentage of plating
efficiency (PE) in negative control group was 76 ± 2%
which was significantly decreased to 41 ± 3%, 28.6 ± 2%
and 10 ± 4% with Eos treatment at 5, 10 and 20 lg/ml respectively