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Herein, we notice the radio-modulatory outcome of berberine in cultured ovarian cancer (SKOV-3) cells exposed to γ-rays as radiotherapy (RT). Cells pre-treated with berberine were irradiated by γ-irradiation and the liberation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was analyzed by flow cytometry. Apoptotic cell death along with the DNA damage associated with protein expressions was projected by flow cytometry and confocal microscopy. Experimental findings established that berberine might be a capable radiosensitizer for treating SKOV-3, because of oxidative DNA damage. Moreover, the in-silico study of the compound, berberine suggests free energy of binding (ΔG) −7.5 kcal/mol with SKOV-3 and −8.8 kcal/mol of PALB/BRCA2, which proves an effective and compact binding of the complex and is safe for future clinical trials. 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