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Table 1 Cytotoxic activity of crude extract of Z. armatum using MTT assay with apparent IC50 about 200 μg/ml

From: Cytotoxic activity of extracts and crude saponins from Zanthoxylum armatum DC. against human breast (MCF-7, MDA-MB-468) and colorectal (Caco-2) cancer cell lines

Conc. (μg/ml)

Z. armatum fruit extract (Zf)

Z. armatum leaves extract (Zl)

Z. armatum bark extract (Zb)

MCF-7 cells

MDA MB-468 cells

Caco-2 cells

MCF-7 cells

MDA MB-468 cells

Caco-2 cells

MCF-7 cells

MDA MB-468 cells

Caco-2 cells

10

21.58* ±3.2

9.8 ± 3.6

15.96* ±6.8

3.56 ± 1.8

0.87 ± 0.4

3.83 ± 2.3

4.25 ± 3.8

16.51 ± 4.6

5.21 ± 1.4

25

37.50** ± 4.1

12.72* ±3.0

27.97* ±2.1

2.79 ± 1.0

2.50 ± 0.5

4.10 ± 2.1

6.08 ± 2.0

27.54* ±3.2

16.33 ± 1.2

50

35.45** ± 8.6

22.78* ±1.9

49.25 ** ± 5.0

11.22 ± 2.6

4.11 ± 0.9

8.60 ± 4.3

7.46 ± 5.5

42.25** ±3.4

12.63 ± 3.2

100

35.22** ± 5.1

38.90** ± 3.9

53.93*** ±4.0

26.14* ±5.0

6.23 ± 1.4

14.21 ± 2.0

11.18 ± 4.0

46.22** ±4.6

20.52* ±1.4

200

58.28*** ± 4.8

57.26*** ± 4.4

64.95*** ±4.2

35.71** ±4.7

20.97* ±2.3

21.05* ± 4.4

17.28 ± 3.9

74.39*** ±2.8

39.38** ±4.8

300

65.74*** ± 7.8

69.48*** ± 4.7

75.60*** ±8.5

54.35*** ± 4.6

41.97** ±1.1

28.56* ± 2.3

23.06* ± 3.2

74.87*** ±3.9

62.72*** ±3.0

400

73.70*** ± 10.2

85.15*** ± 2.8

88.90*** ±5.8

63.77*** ± 3.2

99.58*** ±0.2

41.63** ± 4.7

59.21*** ±2.9

84.24*** ±6.4

63.56*** ±4.7

500

95.88*** ± 6.0

90.54*** ±6.8

94.24*** ±4.3

78.63*** ± 4.2

99.35*** ±0.5

50.14*** ± 3.5

71.15*** ±2.6

99.76*** ±0.7

68.37*** ±2.8

Veh. Cont.

2.87 ± 0.6

4.92 ± 2.91

−2.10 ± 0.2

1.10 ± 1.13

1.57 ± 3.6

1.68 ± 5.2

1.69 ± 4.4

1.67 ± 1.0

1.76 ± 5.1

  1. In the table statistically (Dunnett’s multiple comparison test) * = Significant (P < 0.05), ** = Highly significant (P < 0.01), *** = Very highly significant (P < 0.001)