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. 2013 Oct 1;13:243. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-13-243

Table 5.

IC50(μg/ml) values of crude and fractionated extracts of Alpinia pahangensis against selected cell lines

Extract/ fraction
Inhibition concentration, IC50(μg/ml)
  KB MCF7 A549 Ca Ski HCT 116 HT-29 MRC-5
Methanol
>100
>100
>100
>100
>100
>100
>100
Hexane
5.8 ± 0.1
22.0 ± 1.3
16.6 ± 0.2
18.4 ±0.2
9.1 ± 2.0
16.9 ± 0.5
17.3 ± 0.5
Ethyl acetate
10.2 ± 0.3
50.3 ± 0.3
25.9 ± 1.4
35.3 ± 2.0
19.9 ± 1.1
38.4 ± 0.4
44.0 ± 3.0
Water
>100
>100
>100
>100
>100
>100
>100
Doxorubicin 0.46 ± 0.02 0.088 ± 0.01 1.01 ± 0.02 0.31 ± 0.10 0.41 ± 0.07 0.56 ± 0.05 0.69 ± 0.05

Each value is expressed as mean ± standand deviation of triplicate measurements.

Data are expressed as IC50 in μg/ml which is the concentration of extract requires to inhibit cell growth by 50%).