Cucurbitacin L 2-O-β-Glucoside Demonstrates Apoptogenesis in Colon Adenocarcinoma Cells (HT-29): Involvement of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species Regulation

Table 1

Effect of CLG and paclitaxel on different cells type expressed as EC₅₀ values in MTT assay.

Cell line	Tissue of human origin	Compound EC50 ± SD (μg/mL)
		Cucurbitacin L 2-O-β-Glucoside	Paclitaxel
A549	Non-small-cell lung cancer	>200	5.81±1.03
PC-3	Human prostate carcinoma	>200	0.08±0.03
HepG2	Hepatocellular carcinoma	>200	1.18±0.24
HT-29	Colon adenocarcinoma	79.76±2.34	0.06±0.02
WRL-68	Normal hepatic cells	>200	0.10±0.05