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Table 2 Cytotoxic activities of water, butanol and ethyl acetate fractions of Blechnum orientale

From: Blechnum Orientale Linn - a fern with potential as antioxidant, anticancer and antibacterial agent

 

Cytotoxic activity IC 50(μg/ml)

Cell lines

EAf

Butf

Watf

Curcumin

HT-29

42.8 ± 6.2

27.5 ± 1.4

33.4 ± 1.9

5.4 ± 0.1

HCT-116

>100

72.7 ± 4.1

93.9 ± 3.2

5.5 ± 0.1

MCF-7

>100

>100

>100

n.t.

K562

>100

>100

>100

n.t.

Chang

>100

>100

>100

n.t.

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± SD from three sets of experiment, each set in triplicate.
  2. EAf = ethyl acetate fraction, Butf = butanol fraction, Watf = water fraction.
  3. *Curcumin was used as positive control; n.t. denotes not tested.