leukaemia cell line

Cytotoxic Activity of Selected West Indian Medicinal Plants against a Human Leukaemia Cell Line

Issue:

Vol 59, issue 6 (2010)

Pages:

597–601

Synopsis:

Crude methanolic extracts and solvent fractions of the aerial parts of Spermacoce verticillata, Ficus pumila and Flemingia strobilifera showed cytotoxic activity against a human leukaemia cell line. However, chloroform and butanol fractions of F pumila had significantly lower IC50 values.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To assess the cytotoxic activities of crude extracts and solvent fractions of Spermacoce verticillata, Ficus pumila and Flemingia strobilifera against a MT-4 human leukaemia cancer cell line.

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