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. 2023 Aug 29;22:166. doi: 10.1186/s12934-023-02169-0

Table 2.

Evaluation of cytotoxicity of purified pyocyanin from PsC05 and PsE02 isolates

In vitro Cytotoxicity (IC50 µg/ml) *
HePG2 HCT-116 Hela MCF-7 PC3 WI38 WISH
DOX** 4.50 ± 0.2 5.23 ± 0.3 5.57 ± 0.4 4.17 ± 0.2 8.87 ± 0.6 6.72 ± 0.5 3.34 ± 0.2
PsE02 61.71 ± 3.4 53.06 ± 3.1 74.13 ± 3.9 37.29 ± 2.2 63.21 ± 3.3 85.47 ± 4.1 > 100
PsC05 46.45 ± 2.7 32.34 ± 2.1 39.27 ± 2.3 28.85 ± 1.9 41.31 ± 2.3 92.23 ± 4.5 > 100

* IC50 (µg/ml): 1–10 (very strong), 11–20 (strong), 21–50 (moderate), 51–100 (weak), and above 100 (non-cytotoxic)

** DOX: Doxorubicin