Research Article
Cytotoxic Activity of Six Samples of Brazilian Propolis on Sea Urchin (Lytechinus variegatus) Eggs
Table 1
Cytotoxic activity, (*) expressed as percent of affected sea urchin (Lytechinus variegatus) embryos, of methanol extract (MeOH) and hexane, chloroform (CHCl3), ethyl acetate (EtOA), and methanol (MeOH) fractions at 32 µg mL−1 (see text) from samples (**) of Brazilian propolis. No effect was observed in tests using ethanol (control).
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Mean ± s.d.; **A–D: samples from Minas Gerais, E and F: samples from Paraná state. |