Cytotoxicity and Antiproliferative Activity Assay of Clove Mistletoe (Dendrophthoe pentandra (L.) Miq.) Leaves Extracts

Table 1

Cytotoxic activity of D. pentandra leaves extracts and fractions against brine shrimps.

Sample	% brine shrimp mortality (concentration in μg/mL)				LC50 (μg/mL)
	10	100	500	1000
Water extract	16.67 ± 0.58	20.00 ± 0.0	26.67 ± 0.58	30.00 ± 0.00	>1000
Ethanol extract	0.00 ± 0.00	3.33 ± 0.58	3.33 ± 0.58	16.67 ± 0.58	>1000
Ethanol fraction	0.00 ± 0.00	3.33 ± 0.58	3.33 ± 0.58	10.00 ± 0.00	>1000
Ethyl acetate fraction	3.33 ± 0.58	23.33 ± 1.15	50.00 ± 1.00	70.00 ± 1.73	649.12
n-Hexane fraction	40.00 ± 0.00	76.67 ± 0.58	100.00 ± 0.00	100.00 ± 0.00	55.32

Note: percentages of brine shrimp mortality were expressed as mean ± SD.