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Table 1 IC50 values obtained for methanolic and dichloromethane extracts (µg extract/ml) that presented the highest cytotoxicity activity on HepG-2 cells

From: High cytotoxicity and anti-proliferative activity of algae extracts on an in vitro model of human hepatocellular carcinoma

Algae

Extract

Methanol

IC50 (µg/ml)

Dichloromethane

IC50 (µg/ml)

Fucus spiralis

739.4 (521.9–1047.0)

–

Asparagopsis armata

567.9 (317.7–1015.0)

473.1 (341.9–654.7)

Sphaerococcus coronopifolius

470.6 (310.7–712.6)

14.1 (8.1–24.6)

  1. Values are expressed as means with 95 % confidence intervals. Cisplatin and tamoxifen were used as standard drugs. Cisplatin exhibited an IC50 of 136.5 µg/ml (116.8–159.5) and tamoxifen did not showed cytotoxicity
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