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. 2023 Nov 7;16(11):1573. doi: 10.3390/ph16111573

Table 8.

Cytotoxicity data reported in the literature for Turnera spp.

Method Ref. Species Part of
the Plant
Extract/Compound Cell Line CC50 (µg/mL)
MTT [118] T. diffusa - EO B16F10 83.9 *
B16F10 161.3 **
HEK293 143.2 **
HEK293 152.5 *
HELA 109.5 **
HepG2 186.5 *
HepG2 199.3 **
MCF7 139.9 **
Vero 90.5 *
Vero 135 **
[94] T. diffusa A, R EO Vero 52.2
[50] T. diffusa H AQ SH-SY5Y >500
[119] T. diffusa H, T M C-33 A 45.1
Fibroblasts 63.24
HepG2 43.87
MDA-MB-231 30.67
SiHa 50.14
T-47D 54.02
[120] T. diffusa H, T EO THP-1 >100
Vero 88.1
[14] T. subulata CL E MCF 7 >300
M MCF 7 >300
[87] T. subulata H HA 3T3 >1000
HEK293 >1000
Fr. AE 3T3 >1000
HEK293 >1000
[20] T. subulata H HA HaCat 100
HDF 100
[25] T. ulmifolia T, H, F HA HFF1 >1000
MTT and Alamar blue [36] T. subulata F AQ RAW 264.7 >500
HA RAW 264.7 >500
H AQ RAW 264.7 >500
HA RAW 264.7 >500
Neutral red uptake [96] T. subulata A AE Vero 245.4
AQ Vero nd
CH Vero 281.4
E Vero nd
HX Vero 471.3
M Vero nd
Total macromolecular content [62] T. ulmifolia - Fr. E V79 465,000

Ref.: reference. CL: callus. H: leaf. T: stem. F: flower. A: aerial. R: root. AQ: aqueous. HA: hydroalcoholic. AE: ethyl acetate. E: ethanol. HX: hexane. CH: chloroform. M: methanol. EO: essential oil. nd: no significant toxicity above 640 µg/mL. CC: cytotoxic concentration. (-): not reported. *: treated after cell proliferation. **: treated prior to cell proliferation.