Table 6.
IC50 value in the L929 cell line treated with different concentrations of W. somnifera root methanolic extract.
| Effect of root methanolic extract of W. somnifera in L929 cell line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Concentration (μg/mL) | Absorbance | % cell survival | % inhibition |
| Control | 0.4387 ± 0.0004 | 99.99 ± 0.005 | 0 |
| 20 | 0.342 ± 0.0032 | 77.96 ± 0.030 | 22.04 ± 0.141 |
| 50 | 0.3199 ± 0.0011 | 72.91 ± 0.040 | 27.09 ± 0.045 |
| 100 | 0.2973 ± 0.0014 | 67.77 ± 0.060 | 32.23 ± 0.035 |
| 200 | 0.2759 ± 0.0022 | 62.88 ± 0.045 | 37.12 ± 0.020 |
| 500 | 0.2157 ± 0.0004 | 49.16 ± 0.030 | 50.84 ± 0.036 |
| 1000 | 0.1540 ± 0.0003 | 35.1 ± 0.041 | 64.9 ± 0.042 |
| 1500 | 0.1251 ± 0.0003 | 28.52 ± 0.040 | 71.48 ± 0.057 |
| 2000 | 0.1179 ± 0.0005 | 26.87 ± 0.058 | 73.13 ± 0.030 |
| Log IC50 value | 2.558 ± 0.003 | ||
| IC50 value | 361.70 ± 0.795 μg/mL | ||
IC50 value in bold indicates not significant at p ≤ 0.05.