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Table 2 Mean IC 50 values of A549 and U87MG cells receiving treatments of tocotrienols

From: Cytotoxicity and apoptotic activities of alpha-, gamma- and delta-tocotrienol isomers on human cancer cells

 

Mean IC50Concentration (μM)

Cell lines

A549

U87MG

Treatment period

24 h

48 h

72 h

24 h

48 h

72 h

Alpha-tocotrienol

5.46 ± 0.8

4.93 ± 0.4

4.61 ± 1.7

2.57 ± 0.1

1.84 ± 0.2

1.53 ± 0.4

Gamma-tocotrienol

2.84 ± 0.1

2.56 ± 0.2

1.72 ± 0.2

5.02 ± 0.1

3.75 ± 0.1

3.32 ± 0.3

Delta-tocotrienol

1.71 ± 0.4

1.60 ± 0.1

1.27 ± 0.2

1.45 ± 0.1

1.29 ± 0.1

1.13 ± 0.9

  1. Each value is expressed as a mean ± SD (n = 9).