Research Article

Secondary Metabolites of Saussurea costus Leaf Extract Induce Apoptosis in Breast, Liver, and Colon Cancer Cells by Caspase-3-Dependent Intrinsic Pathway

Table 2

Cell cycle phase distribution (%) of the tumor cell lines after their treatment with different solvent extracts of Saussurea costus. Results were expressed as for three independent replicates.

Tumor cellExtractsCell phases
G1SG2/M

MCF-7Cell control
Methanol
Hexane
Chloroform
Ethyl acetate
Butanol

HepG2Cell control
Methanol
Hexane
Chloroform
Ethyl acetate
Butanol

HCT116Cell control
Methanol
Hexane
Chloroform
Ethyl acetate
Butanol