Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41829818›Full record

ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Mai M Karousa, Haritha Kalath, Layal Karam, Muhammad Suleman, Maha M Ayoub, Aseela Fathima, M Angelica M Rocha, Samah Mechmechani, Diana C G A Pinto, Hadi M Yassine and 1 more

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Mai M KarousaBiomedical Research Center (BRC), QU Health, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-3563-7533
Haritha KalathBiomedical Research Center (BRC), QU Health, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0009-0006-5214-9087
Layal KaramDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-6970-0174
Muhammad SulemanBiomedical Research Center (BRC), QU Health, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar.
Maha M AyoubBiomedical Research Center (BRC), QU Health, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar.
Aseela FathimaBiomedical Research Center (BRC), QU Health, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar.
M Angelica M RochaLAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Samah MechmechaniDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar.
Diana C G A PintoLAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4249-7089
Hadi M YassineBiomedical Research Center (BRC), QU Health, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-7592-2788
Abdullah A ShaitoBiomedical Research Center (BRC), QU Health, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0003-3524-7962

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background

methodsCZEO was extracted by steam distillation and characterized using GC-MS. In vitro proliferation assays with HCT-116 colorectal and A549 lung cancer cells were conducted using the Alamar Blue assay. The ten most abundant phytochemicals identified by GC-MS were assessed for drug-likeness and ADMET properties and further analyzed through network pharmacology, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to elucidate the molecular targets and mechanisms underlying CZEO's anticancer activity.

resultsGC-MS profiling identified 40 compounds, predominantly sesquiterpenoids (93%), including khusimol, β-eudesmol, α-vetivone, and rosifoliol. CZEO inhibited cancer cell viability in a dose-dependent manner, with IC

conclusionsCZEO from Qatar exhibits potent antiproliferative activity against colorectal and lung cancer cells, supported by a sesquiterpenoid-rich phytochemical profile. Integrative computational analyses highlight AKT1 and STAT3 as key molecular targets, with rosifoliol and α-vetivone emerging as promising lead compounds. These findings support CZEO as a natural, multi-target anticancer agent, warranting further mechanistic and in vitro and in vivo validation.

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A549Chrysopogon zizanioidescolorectal cancercytotoxicityessential oilsGC-MSHCT-116lung cancermolecular dockingmolecular dynamics simulations

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PMID41829818
PMCPMC12986586

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