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Table 4 Cytotoxicity of plant essential oils and drugs on cancer cell lines by MTT test

From: Anticancer activity of Curcuma aeroginosa essential oil and its nano-formulations: cytotoxicity, apoptosis and cell migration effects

Plant essential oil and drug

IC50

K562

MCF-7

C. aeruginosa (μg/mL)

13.43 ± 1.09

20.18 ± 1.20

C. longa (μg/mL)

24.07 ± 3.08

40.36 ± 4.15

C. mangga (μg/mL)

31.48 ± 2.23

34.01 ± 0.95

Z. officinale (μg/mL)

17.39 ± 1.43

24.64 ± 4.61

Doxorubicin (μg/mL)

178.67 ± 16.14

0.28 ± 0.13

Cytarabine (μg/mL)

 > 100

1.87 ± 0.34

Cyclophosphamide (μg/mL)

 > 400

 > 400

Vincristine (μg/mL)

34.05 ± 2.48

27.40 ± 1.24

  1. Data represent mean ± SD