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. 2012 May 15;12:18. doi: 10.1186/1475-2867-12-18

Table 2.

In vitro growth inhibitory activity of the semi-purified fractions, F2 and F3, ofSpongia officinalis:against the three human tumor cell lines A549 (lung cell carcinoma), HCT15 (colon cell carcinoma) and MCF7 (breast adenocarcinoma)

  IC50 (μg/ml)
Fractions
A549
HCT15
MCF7
F2 fraction
1225
-
980
F3 fraction 231 212.5 72

IC50: 50 percent inhibition of cell growth.