Figure 1.

Inhibition of cell proliferation by strawberry tree honey (STH) and Manuka honey (MH) in HCT-116 cell lines (A–C). After 24 h of cell seeding, HCT-116 were treated with different concentrations of both honeys (0–20 mg/mL) for 24, 48 and 72 h. Cell viability was measured by using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and results were expressed as a percentage (%) of viable cells compared to control cells. Data are shown as the mean ± SD of three experiments. Different superscripts letter for each column indicated significant differences (p < 0.05).