Cytotoxic Effects of Methanol Extracts from Medicinal Plants on Cancer Cell Lines

  • Lee, Jeong-Ho (Professional Graduate School of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Chun, Hyun-Ja (Division of Natural Science and Technology, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Ki-Nam (Division of Natural Science and Technology, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lim, Jin-A (Division of Natural Science and Technology, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Ryu, Hyeong-Won (Division of Natural Science and Technology, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Baek, Seung-Hwa (Division of Natural Science and Technology, Wonkwang University)
  • 발행 : 2003.10.01

초록

This study was performed to determine the cytotoxic effect of methanol extract from medicinal plants. The cell viability was determined by the MTT method. Their cytotoxic activities against three cancer cell lines such as A549, MDA-MB-231 and SNU-C4 cell line were tested. Among them, The methanol extract of Saururus Chinensis Bail showed the strongest cytotoxic effect against SNU-C4 cells. These results suggest that the methanol extract of Saururus Chinensis Bail possessed a potential antitumorous agent

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