The instructor at the College of Agriculture and the Associate Dean of the College for Administrative Affairs, Prof. Dr. Ali Balash Jabr, published a scientific research entitled
“Ocimum basilicum Essential Oil Modulates Hematotoxicity, Oxidative Stress, DNA Damage, and Cell Cycle Arrest Induced by β-cyfluthrin in Rat Liver.”
Basil essential oil regulates hematological toxicity, oxidative stress, DNA damage and cell cycle arrest induced by beta-cyfluthrin in rat liver.
In Frontiers in Pharmacology
It is one of the most important international journals in the field of pharmacology and is classified within the first quarter Q1 journals in Clarivate and Scopus containers with an impact factor of 3.8
Impact Factor: 5.8; Cite score: 6.2; H-Index 86
The research dealt with exploring the enhanced effect of basil leaf essential oil against the harmful effects of beta-cyfluthrin in the liver of rats. The study concluded that basil leaf essential oil has a high efficacy as an antioxidant in combating the toxicity of beta-cyfluthrin due to its high content of phenols.
