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Table 2 Total growth inhibition (TGI) of the ethanolic extract of geopropolis (EEGP), its hexane fraction (HF), and the positive control doxorubicin (Dox) on human normal and tumor cell lines

From: Antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities of stingless bee Melipona scutellaris geopropolis

Cell line

TGI (μg/mL)

 

EEGP

HF

Dox

Keratinocytes (HaCaT)a

43.20

32.00

0.96

Murine normal fibroblast (3T3)a

52.73

12.27

0.92

Glioma (U251)

21.18

7.17

1.08

Melanoma (UACC-62)

10.90

1.77

0.22

Breast (MCF-7)

26.41

14.09

2.19

Multidrug resistant ovarian (NCI/ADR-RES)

23.92

14.34

6.19

Kidney (786–0)

32.26

8.45

1.51

Lung (NCI-H460)

26.72

9.55

0.67

Prostate (PC-3)

20.54

5.96

1.15

Ovarian (OVCAR-3)

11.93

3.93

3.78

  1. a Normal cell lines.