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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Oct 23.
Published in final edited form as: Lipids. 2005 Oct;40(10):1063–1068. doi: 10.1007/s11745-005-1470-5

TABLE 1.

Growth Inhibition (EC50, μM) of the Fatty Acids and Controls Against the Leukemia Cell Lines K-562 and U-937

Compound (EC50, μM) K-562 (EC50, μM) U-937
2-Methylsulfanyldecanoic acid 242.2 (Log EC50 = −3.61 ± 0.06) 309.9 (Log EC50 = −3.50 ± 0.09)
Decanoic acid 411.1 (Log EC50 = −3.38 ± 0.08) 648.5 (Log EC50 = −3.18 ± 0.07)
2-Methylsulfanyldodecanoic acid 212.8 (Log EC50 = −3.67 ± 0.07) 374.8 (Log EC50 = −3.42 ± 0.07)
Dodecanoic acid 589.3 (Log EC50 = −3.23 ± 0.08) 516.5 (Log EC50 = −3.28 ± 0.08)
2-Methoxydodecanoic acid > 1000 > 1000
Amsacrine 4.2 (Log EC50 = −5.3 ± 0.1) 5.3 (Log EC50 = −5.2 ± 0.1)