Table 1.
The IC50 (μg/ml) of different extracts of Saussurea costus against different tumor cell lines. Results were expressed as mean ± SD for three different independent replicates.
| Extract | MCF-7 | HepG2 | HCT116 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 2.5 ± 0.6 | 1.7 ± 0.3 |
| Hexane | 0.54 ± 0.04 | 0.5 ± 0.09 | 0.99 ± 0.09 |
| Chloroform | 1.8 ± 0.3 | 0.8 ± 0.01 | 2.1 ± 0.18 |
| Ethyl acetate | 0.67 ± 0.05 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.05 |
| Butanol | 25.5 ± 2.8 | 33.2 ± 2.5 | 24.9 ± 3.07 |
| Water | 250.31 ± 10.9 | 380.4 ± 163.7 | 204.3 ± 65.12 |
| Doxorubicin | 0.45 ± 0.0516 | 0.6 ± 0.022 | 0.42 ± 0.103 |