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. 2018 Dec;56(4):533–545. doi: 10.17113/ftb.56.04.18.5666

Table 2. The growth inhibitory concentrations (IC50/) of fir (Abies alba Mill.) honeydew honey that inhibit the normal human skin fibroblasts (BJ), cervical carcinoma (HeLa), breast epithelial adenocarcinoma, metastatic (MCF-7), colorectal metastatic adenocarcinoma (SW620), pancreatic carcinoma derived from metastatic liver (CFPAC-1) and pancreatic carcinoma (MIA PaCa-2).

Honey sample IC50/(mg/mL)
Cell line
BJ HeLa MCF-7 SW620 CFPAC-1 MIA PaCa-2
    1     4.50     18.51     13.27     12.01     19.98     17.67
    2     4.44     19.03     10.54     13.55     19.63     16.83
    3     5.12     17.50     11.54     7.96     19.15     16.80
    4     4.64     16.34     9.94     10.06     18.29     16.72

IC50=concentration required for inhibition of tumour cell proliferation by 50%