Table 3.
IC50 value in the HepG2 cell line treated with different concentrations of W. somnifera root methanolic extract.
| Effect of root methanolic extract of W. somnifera in HepG2 cell line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Concentration (μg/mL) | Absorbance | % cell survival | % inhibition |
| Control | 1.143 ± 0.0005 | 100 | 0 |
| 20 | 1.0972 ± 0.0003 | 95.99 ± 0.025 | 4.01 ± 0.068 |
| 50 | 0.9995 ± 0.0009 | 87.44 ± 0.015 | 12.56 ± 0.050 |
| 100 | 0.9203 ± 0.0114 | 80.52 ± 0.020 | 19.48 ± 0.040 |
| 200 | 0.8236 ± 0.0002 | 72.06 ± 0.017 | 27.94 ± 0.023 |
| 500 | 0.3622 ± 0.0004 | 31.69 ± 0.017 | 68.31 ± 0.015 |
| 1000 | 0.1631 ± 0.0006 | 14.27 ± 0.025 | 85.73 ± 0.011 |
| 1500 | 0.1175 ± 0.0002 | 10.28 ± 0.035 | 89.72 ± 0.015 |
| 2000 | 0.1122 ± 0.0002 | 9.82 ± 0.125 | 90.18 ± 0.025 |
| Log IC50 value | 2.497 ± 0.0015 | ||
| IC50 value | 314.4 ± 0.795 μg/mL | ||
IC50 value in bold indicates not significant at p ≤ 0.05.