Research Article

Selenium Accumulating Leafy Vegetables Are a Potential Source of Functional Foods

Table 6

Cytotoxicity evaluation of the water extracts against the human MDA-MB-231 cell line.

Vegetable leaves extractConcentration
100 µg/mL <100 µg/mL
ABCABC

SV ++++
SS +++
IB
AH
AS
CM
VU

SV: Solanum villosum, SS: Solanum scabrum, IB: Ipomoea batatas, AH: Amaranthus hybridus, AS: Amaranthus sp., CM: Cucurbita maxima, VU: Vigna unguiculata, A: early harvest Se enriched samples, B: late harvest Se enriched samples, C: control samples, “+”: cytotoxicity observed, and “−”: no cytotoxicity observed.