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Table 3 Antiproliferative activity of fractions of M. barteri and C. portoricensis

From: In vitro cytotoxic activity of medicinal plants from Nigeria ethnomedicine on Rhabdomyosarcoma cancer cell line and HPLC analysis of active extracts

Plant

Fractions

Antiproliferative activity

CC50 (μg/mL)

 

Selectivity Index

 

RD

Vero

PNT2

Vero

PNT2

M. barteri

hexane

25.6 ± 0.21

62.07 ± 0.98

88.23 ± 2.11

2.4

3.4

DCM

0.15 ± 0.01

2.06 ± 0.11

2.91 ± 0.18

13.7

19.4

EtOAc

2.98 ± 0.09

10.87 ± 0.35

17.12 ± 0.41

3.7

5.7

aqueous

3.06 ± 0.11

13.04 ± 0.41

18.13 ± 1.03

4.3

5.9

C. portoricensis

hexane

2.99 ± 0.04

ND

15.11 ± 1.02

–

5.1

EtOAc

0.25 ± 0.03

ND

2.77 ± 0.12

–

11.1

aqueous

3.04 ± 0.19

ND

12.12 ± 0.67

–

4.0

Cyclophosphamide

CTX

0.97 ± 0.03

5.23 ± 0.21

ND

–

5.4

  1. ND not determined, EtOAc ethyl acetate