Cytotoxic activity and volatile constituents of fruit and leaves of Pandanus tectorius Parkin ex. J. P. du Roi

Most fractional extracts from fruits and leaves of P. tectorius ex. J.P. du Roi collected in the Bach Ma National Park, Thua Thien - Hue Province, have remarkable cytotoxic activity against KB cell lines. Of these, ethyl acetate extracts have the best activity (with IC50 values of 24 to 48 µg/mL). The main volatile components were identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS).