Screening and Isolation of the Antitumor Agents from Medicinal Plants (I)

생약으로부터 항암성분의 검색 및 분리 (I)

The cytotoxic activity of medicinal plants was screened using A549 human lung cancer cell line. Plant materials were extracted with 80% methanol and fractionated to chloroform and water layers. Each methanol, chloroform, and water extract of thirty-two medicinal plants was tested for cytotoxic activity in A549 cell culture system and the cell viability was measured by SRB assay.