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Table 2 The cytotoxicity (IC50) values of the ethanolic extract of L. scaberrima and the synthesized gold nanoparticles of L. scaberrima and gum arabic (LSAUNP)

From: Evaluation of Lippia scaberrima Sond. and Aspalathus linearis (Burm.f.) R. Dahlgren extracts on human CYP enzymes and gold nanoparticle synthesis: implications for drug metabolism and cytotoxicity

Sample

HepG2

IC50a (μg/mL) ± SD

72 h

L. scaberrimab

109.20 ± 8.05

LSAUNPc

268.50 ± 1.34

Actinomycin-Dd

8.56 ± 8.24

  1. a50% inhibitory concentrations
  2. bDetermined from a previous study by the authors (Reid et al., 2020)
  3. cGold nanoparticles synthesized from L. scaberrima extract and gum Arabic
  4. dPositive control for HepG2 cells