Table 1 IC₅₀ values of FWGE for different human cancer cell lines. IC₅₀ values in mg/ml are shown as mean ± standard deviation (SD) of three independent experiments, each performed in triplicate and calculated as described [21]. Cancer cells were treated for 24 h with different concentrations of FWGE (0.1, 1.0, 10, 50 mg/ml) in medium with 10 % (v/v) fetal calf serum (FCS) and cell viability was determined by crystal violet (CV)

MDA-MB-468^a

Adenocarcinoma of the breast [33]

ASPC-1^b

Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas [34]

BxPC-3^b

Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas [34]

MDA-MB-231^a

Adenocarcinoma of the breast [33]

23132/87^b

Adenocarcinoma of the stomach [35]

HT-29^a

Adenocarcinoma of the colon [36]

BT-20^c

Adenocarcinoma of the breast [37]

HRT-18^b

Adenocarcinoma of the colon [38]

MCF-7^a

Invasive breast ductal carcinoma [37]