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Table 8 Cytotoxic activity (IC 50 μg/ml) of fractions obtained from the rhizome chloroform extract

From: Cytotoxic effect of Alpinia scabra (Blume) Náves extracts on human breast and ovarian cancer cells

Fraction

IC50 a(μg/ml)(SIb)

SKOV-3

MRC-5

RC1

94.56 ± 4.32

95.70 ± 3.00

RC2

88.90 ± 4.78

66.00 ± 5. 66

RC3

25.49 ± 2.56

50.80 ± 1.24

RC4

23.35 ± 2.24

71.00 ± 3.40

RC5

2.84 ± 0.60 (14.15)

40.20 ± 1.50

RC6

39.90 ± 1.18

>100

RC7

32.63 ± 6.78

>100

RC8

50.24 ± 7.78

>100

RC9

64.50 ± 1.40

>100

RC10

66.82 ± 2.26

>100

RC11

51.30 ± 3.12

>100

RC12

45.70 ± 4.00

>100

RC13

21.60 ± 10.80

>100

RC14

29.70 ± 2.50

>100

RC15

25.33 ± 3.56

>100

RC16

24.75 ± 2.85

>100

RC17

45.08 ± 3.45

>100

RC18

43.89 ± 4.76

>100

Chloroform

17.33 ± 0.58 (2.6)

44.65 ± 2.57

  1. aData are presented as mean ± SD from three independent experiments triplicate for each. Values in bold characters are considered to have cytotoxic activity (IC5020 μg/ml or less); bSelectivity Index (SI).